Breast Cancer: Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Abstract

Neoadjuvant, or preoperative, chemotherapy is the use of chemotherapy to treat breast cancer before surgery. If your doctors have suggested that you consider this treatment, you probably have questions about it. This revised 4-page fact sheet provides an overview of chemotherapy treatment, potential side effects, and major benefits. Written by Barbara F. Shea and Martha C. Monroe, and published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, April 2015. (Photo: iStock/Thinkstock.com)

Keywords

• Breast Cancer
• Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
• FY897