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==Treatment==
==Treatment==
Treatment is based on several factors, including the stage of the disease, age and menopausal status of the patient, and the hormone-receptor status of the tumor. Surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and hormonal therapy are used alone or in combination.
Treatment is based on several factors, including the stage of the disease, age and menopausal status of the patient, and the hormone-receptor status of the tumor. Surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and hormonal therapy are used alone or in combination.
*Surgery: There are many surgical options, depending on tumor size and lymph node status. For small, localized tumors, lumpectomy followed by radiation is as effective as mastectomy.
*Hormone therapy: really, a subset of chemotherapy, hormone therapy cuts the tumor off from chemicals it needs to grow.
*Chemotherapy: this therapy will kill tumor cells throughout the body.
==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==