Hello doctor, My mother has been recently diagnosed with invasive intraductal breast carcinoma. I am currently outside the city and have not seen the reports. But, she told me that it is malignant and has spread to two lymph nodes. There is no metastasis. Doctors have told to start chemotherapy for four months followed by surgery. I need to know how bad the condition is and is it curable?
Hello. I would definitely like to see the reports. But, as per your history if it has already spread to lymph nodes then it has locally advanced. What is usually done in such cases is to give new adjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery and radiotherapy. Though I have limited information, the stage would be at least II, might be III also. Breast cancer has different subtypes based on its molecular profile and treatment might also differ according to that. What I told you is a general outline. Yes, it can be cured in around 70 to 80 percent in this stage. But, depending on other adverse factors, the figure may come down to 50. For more information consult a medical oncologist online -->