Diagnosing and Treating Breast Tumours

Besznyak, Istvan

The lecture presents how the treatment of breast diseases, primarily malignant tumours, developed, where we stand now and what physicians can do to ensure the survival of sufferers.
The introduction clarifies the notion of tumour and the difference between malignant and non-malignant tumours, then goes on to describe the diagnostic and treatment possibilities of breast tumours. Perhaps the most important message of the lecture is that self-examination, regular medical checks and mammograms play a vital role in early diagnosis.
In essence there are three treatment options for breast tumours: surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy. Nowadays, less radical surgical interventions than surgery are preferred, considerably decreasing the burden breast cancer puts on patients, without lessening therapeutic effectiveness. This of course, requires a better understanding of the biological behaviour of tumours and the development of radio- and pharmacotherapy.

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