A modality of therapy is a type of treatment, such as:
• Surgery
• Radiation therapy
• Hormonal therapy
• Chemotherapy
• Biological therapy
Multi-modality therapy for cancer is the use of more than one modality of treatment, administered either at the same time or sequentially.
Purposes of multi-modality therapy for breast cancer are to:
• Remove the tumor in the breast
• Prevent recurrence (re-occurrence) of the tumor in the chest area
• Prevent spread of the tumor to other parts of the body
• Eliminate cancer cells that may have already spread to the chest area and/or other parts of the body
Examples of multi-modality therapy for breast cancer include:
• Surgery and radiation therapy
• Surgery and hormonal therapy
• Surgery and chemotherapy
• Surgery and biological therapy
• Surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy
• Surgery, hormonal therapy, and chemotherapy
• Surgery, hormonal therapy, and biological therapy
• Surgery, chemotherapy, and biological therapy
• Surgery, hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, and biological therapy
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