上皇后さまの乳がん「完全に切除」＝ホルモン療法へ－宮内庁

　宮内庁は２０日、８日に東大病院で乳がん手術を受けられた上皇后さま（８４）について、最終病理診断の結果、がんは完全に切除され、転移も認められなかったと発表した。経過は順調で、再発リスクが非常に低いため放射線療法は行わず、乳がんを増殖させる女性ホルモンを抑える「ホルモン療法」のみを受ける。（2019/09/20-17:13）

Japanese Empress Emerita Michiko's breast cancer has been completely removed and no metastasis was observed, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday.
   The agency announced the result of the final pathology examination of the 84-year-old former Empress, who underwent successful surgery to remove stage 1 cancer in the left breast at the University of Tokyo hospital on Sept. 8.
   Her postoperative progress has been smooth, the agency said.
   The Empress Emerita will skip radiation therapy because the risk of cancer coming back is low. She will undergo hormone therapy to prevent female hormones that could cause breast cancer to grow, the agency said.
   She had cancer about one centimeter in size and surrounding tissues removed in the surgery. The pathology examination showed that cancer has not spread to the tissues, the agency said.