Breast Cancer Treatment Guidelines for Patients – Version IX/July 2007

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• Introduction
• Making Decisions about Breast Cancer Treatment
• Inside Breast Tissue
• Types of Breast Cancer
• Breast Cancer Work Up
• Breast Cancer Stages
• Breast Cancer Treatment
• Treatment of Breast Cancer During Pregnancy
• Treatment of Pain and Other Symptoms
• Complementary and Alternative Therapies
• Other Things To Consider During and After Treatment
• Clinical Trials
• Glossary

Work-Up (Evaluation) and Treatment Guidelines: Decision Trees

• Stage 0 Lobular Carcinoma In Situ
• Stage 0 Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
• Stages I, II, and Some Stage III Breast Cancers
• Axillary Lymph Node Surgery
• Additional Treatment (Adjuvant Therapy) After Surgery

  -	Invasive Ductal, Lobular, Mixed, or Metaplastic Cancers with Small Tumors
  -	Invasive Ductal, Lobular, Mixed, or Metaplastic Cancers with Larger Tumors or Lymph Node Spread

• Additional (Adjuvant) Treatment for Tubular or Colloid Breast Cancers
• Additional (Adjuvant) Hormone Treatment
• Treatment of Large Stage II or Stage IIIA Breast Cancers
• Stage III Locally Advanced Breast Cancers
• Follow-up and Treatment of Stage IV Disease or Recurrence of Disease
• Follow-up and Treatment - Hormone Treatment
• Breast Cancer in Pregnancy

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