breast cancer

[stabilo]

need help with the following questions

What is the aim of treatment in patient with stage III or IV breast cancer? to cure or to improve the quality of life (palliative)?
Does patient with stage III or IV breast cancer need axillary clearance & chemotherapy?

please help
thanks in advance 

[amanda]

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients is a valuable method to determine the efficacy of chemotherapy and potentially downsize the primary tumor. However Sentinel node biopsy was performed before neoadjuvant chemotherapy in 25 T2N0 patients by using lymphoscintigraphy, a gamma ray detection probe, and patent blue dye. Axillary lymph node dissection was performed after chemotherapy if the sentinel node contained metastases.

[kennymevrick]

Well breast cancer is very dangerous for human. It comprises 10.4% of all cancer incidence among women, making it the most common type of non-skin cancer in women and the fifth most common cause of cancer death. In your problem you must be first consult any gynecologist and take proper advice.