Learn what to expect at a breast clinic appointment and why you may have been referred. Find out how you'll get your results and what to do if you’re worried.
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Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with 1 women diagnosed every 10 minutes. 1 in 7 women in the UK will develop breast cancer in their lifetime (Breast Cancer Now 2023).
Around 55,000 women, and 400 men are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the UK.
There’s a lot to take when you’re newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Find out what to expect and what might help you cope if you've just been diagnosed.
It is the policy of the Multi-Disciplinary Team that all patients with a new diagnosis of breast cancer will be discussed at a multi-disciplinary team meeting. This ensures that each patient gets the benefit of several specialist opinions and individualised treatment plans are formulated. At this meeting the team will discuss individual treatment plans and follow-up arrangements to ensure that every patient with cancer receives the best possible care.
Your doctors look at different factors to help decide which treatments are likely to work best for you. There are several treatment options available, which may be undertaken in combination or singularly, depending on your individual situation:
Find out more about the breast cancer treatment:
All cancer patients have access to a Clinical Nurse Specialist who they can contact about any aspect of cancer, treatment, recovery and support.
Secondary Breast Cancer occurs when breast cancer cells spread from the primary (first) site in the breast to other parts of the body, usually via lymphatic system or the bloodstream.
It can also be referred to Metastatic Breast Cancer, Advanced Breast Cancer or less commonly stage 4.
Patients who are diagnosed with a Secondary Cancer will be told that they are now Palliative. This does not mean they can’t be treated, they can, but the aim is not to cure but to control and stabilize their cancer, relieve any symptoms, maintain good health and wellbeing and have a good quality of life for as long as possible.
Read about diagnosis, treatment and living with secondary breast cancer.
Secondary breast cancer - Breast Cancer Now
Understanding secondary breast cancer - Macmillan Cancer Support