Get To Know The Patient's Stage Of Breast Cancer

to ensure healing and give prognosis, cancer paayudara is divided in 5 stages. determination of the stadium is done before the time of the operation as well as after the procedure surgical removal of lymph nodes in order to signal whether there is meticulous in the sign of cancer.

stage 0 (carcinoma in situ is meant)

lobular carcinoma in situ (lcis), namely some abnormal cells in the glands in the breasts that have grown so risk of breast cancer. ductal carcinoma in situ (dcis) that some abnormal cells in the duct channel.

women with dcis have a high risk of spread of the cancer in her breast. the healing choice same also with breast cancer patients with stage 1.

Stadium 1

early stage breast cancer, the tumor size is less than 2 centimeters and has not spread outside the breast, lymph glands for example or on other organs.

Stadium ii

early stage breast cancer, the tumor size is less than 2 cm and has already spread to the lymph nodes under the arms; or the size of the tumor at the 2 and 5 cm although not yet retrieved the spread.

stage iii

advanced stage of breast cancer, the tumor size is more more 5 cm and has already spread to the lymph nodes under the arm, or the cancer exists in the lymph nodes under the arm, or the cancer had already spread near the breast bone or other tissues in the breast more or less.

stage iv

breast cancer where already in progress spread beyond the breast to the other organs of the body. According to Dr. hera pratiwi, SP. rm, on post-operative breast cancer patients, can be given education and training exercises to reduce suffering due to kankernya. "for example, prevention of stiffness after operating more and more on communication, education and courses (physiotherapy)," said hera.

for a moment at an advanced stage of breast cancer, a side impact from ongoing operations as well as radiation-shaped pembengkakkan. "then a swollen hand, for example, ditatalaksanakan to reduce pembengkakkan, restoring the benefits of hand and so on and controlling other symptoms like pain, tingling, weakness, a sense of immune," he said.

When the cancer has spread to the bones of what bones weight buffer must be made external stabilization tool shaped like a corset, and carried out education road without burdening the bone, like using a walker or cane. in principle, said hera, tatalaksana medical rehabilitation of patients of breast cancer may be taking a long time period. "but do not be anxious, because not only workable shelter sick, can also be carried out at the place of residence;"

palliative care

advanced stage breast cancer patients mugkin can no longer recover. However, the quality of life of patients continue to have to be contrived as well as possible. How to stride? that is by doing palliative care. According to Dr. Mary asterina wicaksono, pall. Med, rskd, principles of palliative care, namely maintaining or adding to the quality of life.

"a patient of breast cancer that cannot be cured can just continue to get sick. but it could not be in pain, "said maria. undertaken in this palliative care, he said, not just physical, but also emotional (spiritual), the social situation. "and generally advanced stage patients have been in the situation, cooperation on palliative physicians and a team of doctors at the family as a matter of absolute quality creates a patient's life," he said.

generally patients who have manifested in the palliative stage, sent by the doctor an oncologist/cancer experts. When the patient is in pain, the residence requirements evaluated what. for example when the patient is pain, then the natural taste of the pain to be worked on. If there is a lame due to natural penjalaran in the spine, need done working relationships with medical rehabilitation.

"Although paralyzed, patients must be diedukasi in order to continue to be able to accept the situation very well," said maria. the purpose of palliative care, continued maria, namely, quality of life and the quality of death. What is the meaning of quality of death that? When the patient dies, then he can leave his family as well as her family is ready to be abandoned.

worked in palliative care namely physical, spiritual, psychological, social situations. "in this matter, so the subject education especially for the family and the patient because with education it, families know the condition of the patient, that he will no longer recover. teach patients that the support of the family in a situation like this is very absolute. support is at an advanced stage is not just financially, but with the existence as well as the appointment of adoringly on patients, "he explained.

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