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\f0\fs24 \cf0 >>> DR. JAY K. HARNESS: \f1 When we talk about breast cancer recurrence,
there are basically two types of recurrence: one is the local recurrence within the breast
itself, or perhaps, in lymph nodes that were in the neighborhood. Let\'92s say you had
a sentinel lymph node biopsy done and then not all the lymph nodes were removed originally,
the cancer could recur there or within the breast. So that\'92s called a local recurrence.
Typically, that\'92s treated by further surgery and other forms of therapy. \
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Distant recurrence\'85 Another term for that is called \'91systemic failure\'92, meaning
the cancer has gone elsewhere within the body. Typical sites are brain, bone, lung, liver,
or occasionally to the organs of the abdominal cavity. That means that a patient who has
had distant recurrence is now stage 4, and we also say that kind of distant recurrence
is usually treated initially with chemotherapy, and then if the patient is estrogen receptor
positive, patient typically would be on an anti-estrogen pill indefinitely. \
\ Hi, I am Dr. Jay Harness and I want to share
with you important information that I believe that every newly diagnosed patient with breast
cancer needs to know. \ \
I am a breast cancer survivor. \ \
I am a breast cancer survivor. \ \
I am a breast cancer survivor and I want every woman to know about personal life, breast
cancer treatment and the genomic test \'96 a test that helps guide a woman and her doctor
to the best treatment options for her. \ \
Pass it on! }