The good news is that women are living longer with breast cancer, and at this time more than 2 million American women are survivors. Survivors must live with the uncertainties of possible recurrent cancer and some risk for complications from the treatment itself.
Several factors are used to determine successful treatment and the possibility for a cure. They include: the location of the tumor and how far it has spread,
Whether the tumor is hormone receptor-positive or -negative,
genetic factors,
tumor size and shape,
rate of cell division, and
biologic markers.
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