BREAST CANCER BASE

The transfer of the central nervous system chemotherapy
1. The absence of cerebral edema, using x-ray tomography positioning, given radiation therapy. Cerebral edema in patients using diuretics should first mannitol and high-dose corticosteroids to control cerebral edema.

2. Lesions extensive repositioning or not, we may easily through the blood-brain barrier with the fat-soluble chemotherapy drugs, such as CCNU oral 100 mg every 3-4 times a week, every MECCNul25mg oral 4 ~ 6 times a week.

The intracranial metastatic breast cancer as the liver or lung metastases were commonly, but the performance of brain metastases is obvious and serious and treatment more rapid death.
Intracranial metastasis of breast cancer may be violations of the skull, brain and the meninges.
First, we should understand is single or multiple intracranial metastases? This method of treatment options is very important.
Treatment methods include
A hormone : The main role is to reduce cancer caused by cerebral edema and cerebral vascular permeability, contain or reduce surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy after cerebral edema, a few cancer patients can be reduced. Especially for the terminally ill, may extend the life of patients and alleviate their suffering.
2, surgery : to be the site of single or multiple tumors, hydrocephalus shunt, the life-threatening tumor.
3, radiotherapy : breast cancer sensitive to radiotherapy and postoperative radiotherapy can.
4, chemotherapy : Some chemotherapy for breast cancer, especially with surgery and radiotherapy applications. Individually or in combination.
Systemic spread of the majority, these therapies is only a palliative.