Stage 2 Breast Cancer

Stage 2

Characteristic

-       The tumor between 2 cm and 5 cm, with or without spread to the axillary lymph nodes (under the arm).

-       Clusters of cancer cells are found in axillary lymph nodes (under the arm)

Signs/Symptoms

-       Swelling of all or part of the breast, breast pain, a lump in the underarm area.

Detection

-       Mammograms, self-breast examinations, clinical breast examinations, chest x-ray.

Treatment options

-       Radical mastectomy with or without radiotherapy.

-       Lumpectomy + radiotherapy

-       Chemotherapy commonly recommended

-       Hormonal therapy (for people with hormone-receptor-positive cancer)

-       Targeted therapy (may be used for people with cancers that have certain characteristics; cancer with too many HER2 protein receptors).