Therapeutic and Diagnostic Approaches to Combat Breast Cancer

Saili Paul
Department of Zoology, Kanchrapara College Kanchrapara, North 24 Pargana, West Bengal, India-743145
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Published online:30 June, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/lbsopf.2024.e02.014

Keywords: Cancer, Chemotherapy, Targeted drug, Metastasis

Abstract:

Breast cancer is one of the life-threatening diseases in women worldwide, leading to the mortality of millions of people all around the world. The objective of this review is to discuss various strategies for breast cancer treatment. The increased prevalence of breast cancer globally in recent years has increased challenges to clinicians. The availability of appropriate detection tools for early detection is the major part of the clinical management of breast cancer patients in the present situation. Together with the current imaging techniques, molecular biomarkers based research has gained huge attention in disease management. Chemotherapeutic drugs significantly reduce the mortality rate of breast cancer. Over past few years, substantial advances has been made in the discovery of cytotoxic, hormonal and targeted drugs for treating breast cancer. The therapeutic response is dependent on a variety of factors, including stages, subtypes, metastasis, etc. Toxicity and chemotherapy resistance are major limitations in the treatment of patients with Breast Cancer. Further study is needed in order to maximise benefit, whilst minimising toxicity.

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Saili Paul (2024). Therapeutic and Diagnostic Approaches to Combat Breast Cancer. © International Academic Publishing House (IAPH), Dr. Somnath Das, Dr. Latoya Appleton, Dr. Jayanta Kumar Das, Madhumita Das (eds.), Life as Basic Science: An Overview and Prospects for the Future Volume: 2, pp. 159-173. ISBN: 978-81-969828-6-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/lbsopf.2024.e02.014

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