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CURE’s metastatic breast cancer page features the latest cancer news and updates on metastatic breast cancer Through articles, videos, podcasts, and more, CURE brings readers the insights of experts, cancer survivors, patients, and advocates to ensure everyone is up to date in metastatic breast cancer.

Beyond the Breast: How Some Patients Combat Brain Metastases

October 21st 2020, 3:00pm

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Two women living with metastatic breast cancer that has spread to the brain describe the tools that are helping to keep them alive.

‘Don’t Sugarcoat Things’ When Someone You Know is Diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer

October 21st 2020, 1:00pm

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“Most kinds of breast cancer are potentially curable, but metastatic breast cancer is not,” says Kathleen Friel, lab director at the Burke Neurological Institute of Weill Cornell Medicine. “People assume, ‘Oh, you must be fine because you look fine.’ It puts a lot of expectations on us that, if somehow we’re strong enough, then we’ll beat this disease.”

Breast Cancer Action Month

October 19th 2020, 4:00pm

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How to turn breast cancer awareness into actions that can improve your life and those of people you love.

How Metastatic Breast Cancer Affects Everyone in the Family

October 18th 2020, 7:00pm

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How does a metastatic cancer diagnosis affect families, especially children? CURE® spoke with Kate Watson, a patient ambassador for METAvivor, about the tricky balance of protecting and empowering kids.

Recognizing Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day

October 13th 2020, 3:00pm

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For Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day on Oct. 13, 2020, here’s a round-up of fast facts and the latest news and updates in this disease space.

Adding Tukysa to Regimen for Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Does Not Decrease Quality of Life

October 8th 2020, 6:00pm

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Adding the targeted drug Tukysa (tucatinib) to Herceptin (trastuzumab) and the chemotherapy Xeloda (capecitabine) lengthens life and time until disease progression in patients, without decreasing their health-related quality of life, researchers found in a follow-up to the HER2CLIMB study.

Spreading A Different Awareness During 'Pinktober'

October 7th 2020, 4:00pm

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“Pinktober” is a major month for women with breast cancer, but sometimes that mainstream awareness doesn’t cover the experience of all women with breast cancer. Including those with metastatic breast cancer.

Ibrance Plus Faslodex in Hormone-Driven Advanced Breast Cancer Delays Disease Progression

October 6th 2020, 6:00pm

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In a clinical trial, adding the CDK4/6 inhibitor Ibrance (palbociclib) to the hormonal treatment Faslodex (fulvestrant) delayed disease progression in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

The Latest News and Updates in Metastatic Breast Cancer

September 8th 2020, 1:00pm

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A roundup of the latest news and updates for patients with metastatic breast cancer from CURE®.

CURE’s Top Stories: August 2020

September 1st 2020, 3:00pm

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Each month, we take a look back at the most popular CURE® stories. Here are the top five stories for August 2020.