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Going through breast cancer treatment

After you have been diagnosed with primary breast cancer, your treatment team will discuss your treatment options with you and their possible side effects. These pages can help support you with more information about your treatment options.

 

Understanding your treatment

Surgery

Surgery

Surgery is usually the first treatment for people with breast cancer.

Radiotherapy

Radiotherapy

Radiotherapy is a treatment for cancer that uses carefully measured and controlled high energy x-rays. 

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is a treatment that uses anti-cancer drugs to destroy cancer cells.

Hormone therapy

Hormone therapy

Find out about hormone therapy, why it's given and what side effects you might experience.

Targeted therapy

Targeted therapy

Targeted therapies are drugs that block the growth and spread of cancer.

Bisphosphonates

Bisphosphonates may be used as part of your treatment to reduce the risk of primary breast cancer spreading and your bones weakening or breaking.

Support during treatment

Helpline service

Talk to our breast care nurses

If you have a particular concern about breast cancer, treatment or just want to talk, our specialist nurses and trained staff are here for you. 

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Our support services

Join an online or face-to-face course and speak to other people going through a similar experience.

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Find more information

Read trusted information on your diagnosis and treatment.

Side effects of treatment

Find out about the different long-term and short-term side effects from different treatments.

Side effects of treatment

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