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Suggest Treatment For Breast Cancer

My daughter who just turned 27 just received the results that she is BRCA1 positive. I'm also BRCA1 positive and had breast cancer 17 year ago. I had both my breasts and ovaries removed and doing well. My question is knowing the risk that comes with BRCA1 my daughter wants to remove her healthy breast as a precaution. What is your advice? Thanks.
Fri, 5 Jan 2018
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There are several ways to treat breast cancer, depending on its type and stage.

Local treatments: Some treatments are local, meaning they treat the tumor without affecting the rest of the body. Types of local therapy used for breast cancer include:

Surgery
Radiation therapy
Systemic treatments: Drugs used to treat breast cancer are considered systemic therapies because they can reach cancer cells almost anywhere in the body. They can be given by mouth or put directly into the bloodstream. Depending on the type of breast cancer, different types of drug treatment might be used, including:

Chemotherapy
Hormone therapy
Targeted therapy
Many women get more than one type of treatment for their cancer.
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Suggest Treatment For Breast Cancer

HI There are several ways to treat breast cancer, depending on its type and stage. Local treatments: Some treatments are local, meaning they treat the tumor without affecting the rest of the body. Types of local therapy used for breast cancer include: Surgery Radiation therapy Systemic treatments: Drugs used to treat breast cancer are considered systemic therapies because they can reach cancer cells almost anywhere in the body. They can be given by mouth or put directly into the bloodstream. Depending on the type of breast cancer, different types of drug treatment might be used, including: Chemotherapy Hormone therapy Targeted therapy Many women get more than one type of treatment for their cancer.