IDC

[Elle167]

My 78 yr old Mother was diagnosed with Invasive Ductile Adenocarcinoma; she has been healthy all her life, is not in pain, her memory is good, she is active and has a healthy appetite. The antibiotics are working on infected tumor-size of an orange. What treatments other than chemo, would help? Also, can it be surgically removed or would hormone therapy be more beneficial? She is fearful of surgery and chemo. Thanks.

[sonu78]

Hi,
Can you elaborate about the tumour your mother has. Is there any wound over the skin or there some depression in the skin. If either of these are present, then your mother would be clubbed into Advanced breast cancer(Stage IV).
In this stage the main management policy would be more of palliation than curative intent. She can have surgical excision of the tumour with chemoradiation to follow.

Discuss in detail about this with your surgeon and then decide the future course of action.

[DrBhumikaMD]

Hi,
The treatment options vary from one patinet to another depending on the extent of the lesion, clinical evaluation etc. Both surgery and chemotherapy are used as treatment modalities, but you need to discuss these with your oncologist. Also discuss what would be the best modality for your daughter and then decide accordingly. Goodluck.