Role of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in breast carcinoma patient is: March 2011
Ans. B: To shrink the tumour to enable breast conserving therapy Primary chemotherapy (neoadjuvant) is being used in many centres for large but operable tumours that would traditional require a mastectomy (and almost ceainly postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy) The aim of this treatment is to shrink the tumour to enable breast conserving surgery to be performed
Curing distant metastasis
To shrink the tumour to enable breast conserving therapy
Limiting metastasis
Symptomatic