I Salute you and yuor life partner for such a bold step of not keeping all information to yuorself and sharing with others to spread the message of awareness and early symptoms of breast cancer. I am an Endocrine and Breast Surgeon and am very happy to see that by your experience others will also learn something and shall understand the importance of self breast examination. Even life long follow up after breast surgery is alos very important as other side breast must not be neglected in the future as there is a risk of local /regional/ systemic recurrence. Hence breast slef examination, screening and regular check up by doctor is very essential. Health is the most vital thing in life and message that CANCER TERM DOES NOT MEAN LOSING LIFE BUT MEANS GETTING RIGHT TREATMNENT AT RIGHT TIME must go ahead a very long way.I request all others who read this article to spread the light of knowledge to all near by people so that health awareness is spread in each corner of our conutry. Small deeds do make big changes in life. Try it yourself
RE:why no cure for cancer even as pon date?
by Pooja Dr on Oct 26, 2007 07:50 PM Permalink
because peolple dont come to doctor at early stage may be due to hesitation or ignorance or finanical problems but if one comes at right stage of disease everything is curable
RE:why no cure for cancer even as pon date?
by RohanS on Oct 26, 2007 08:16 PM Permalink
Dr. Pooja, The author has nowhere mentioned at what stage was she was in when she went for treatment or detected. My mother is affected with the same and is in Stage II. I am getting her treated at Cancer Institute at Chennai. What are the chances of her response to treatment and will she completely cured of it. Is Cancer Institute in Chennai among the best we have. I prefer her treatment under Dr.V.Shantha. What will be the approximate expenses for this treatment.
RE:why no cure for cancer even as pon date?
by Pooja Dr on Oct 26, 2007 09:18 PM Permalink
response to treament depends on many factors, hormone receptor status, tumor size, number of lymph nodes involved. Cost wise surgery is around 20,000, chemotherapy all 6 cycles aronud 30,000 and then radiation therapy another 10,000 and then hormonal therapy if needed cost depends on what we use, even chemotherpy cost varies as to what chemotherpy regimen we use some are costly some less, after all this there is 5 % chance of recurrence life time. All the very best for her health but discuss everything with ur doctor whos treaing her as he or she must be knowing full details of her disease
