| Symptoms
& History
Physical
Findings
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& Think
Lab
and X-Ray
Differential
Diagnosis
The
Disease
Treatment
Conclusions
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Current
therapies include a combination of local and regional disease
ablation, often coupled with systemic hormonal treatment and/or
chemotherapy.
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Lumpectomy or mastectomy.
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Axillary node dissection, possible
radiation.
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Post operative local radiation.
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Systemic control
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Hormonal suppression.
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Chemotherapy
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Investigational therapies: pharmacologic
and/or antibody mediated
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membrane bound growth factor
receptor (Her 2/heu) inhibitors
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stromal proteases inhibitors
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anti-angiogenesis factors
Ms Anderson's
outcome.
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