Often with breast cancer, there are no noticeable exterior signs that you can feel or see.  If there are outward signs, the first and most common symptoms can include a dimple in the breast, or a lump. This lump feels slightly different from the rest of the breast tissue and can be extremely alarming and frightening for a woman. Once the lump is identified by the patient, or found in a routine clinical examination, a diagnostic mammogram will be performed to confirm or renounce the presence of breast cancer.

If the mammogram shows the lump to be malignant and a diagnosis of cancer has been given by the doctor, breast cancer treatment must start shortly thereafter. There are various breast cancer treatment options available. Determining which option will be most effective for the patient will depend on the size of the tumor and what stage the cancer has developed to. Typically, treatment of breast cancer is implemented through surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy, or a combination of therapies.

To find out more about the various treatment options for breast cancer, call Mid Florida Cancer Centers today at (866) 977 – 6322 and one of our cancer specialists will be happy to go over any questions or concerns you may have.