Is There a Need to Surgically Remove the Breast When the Clinical Treatment Is Radiologically Proven That There Has Been Complete Disappearance of The Breast Cancer?

Abstract

The most common cancer in the United States is breast malignancy, where one in eight women is diagnosed with invasive breast cancer at some point in her life [1]. The diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer are in constant evolution, where attempts at early diagnosis and individualized treatment are indicated in order to increase survival [1]. This article will be written from the perspective of Hippocrates (460 BCE - 375 BCE), the father of medicine, who says that “we should use older medicines before current medical practice” [2, 3]. Therefore, I will use the teachings of traditional Chinese medicine that have existed for over five thousand years to explain this matter [3].