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Early/Locally Advanced Stage

In Early or Locally Advanced breast cancers, the cancer cells have not spread beyond the breast and or surrounding lymph nodes. Treatment goals is to cure! That is to reduce risk of breast cancer recurrence or spread to other parts of the body.(1)

Adjuvant Treatment

Adjuvant treatment refers to treatment that is administered after surgery.(1)

Treatment goals

Eliminate residual or micrometastatic disease to reduce risk of recurrence.(2)

Types of Adjuvant treatment include(2)

Chemotherapy
Radiotherapy
Targeted therapy
Hormonal therapy
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References:
(1) Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. (n.d.). https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/patient-education/adjuvant-therapy-breast
(2) Cancer.Net. Breast Cancer: Types of Treatment. American Society of Clinical Oncology. 2021. Available at https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/breast-cancer/types-treatment [Accessed May 2021]