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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.

Make it A Double: My Decision to Go Flat After Breast Cancer

August 31st 2020, 4:00pm

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There are women all over the world advocating for flat closure and starting nonprofits to put flat on the menu and make it a viable choice when it comes to mastectomy.

Phase 3 IMpassion131 Study Fails to Improve Progression-Free Survival in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

August 19th 2020, 9:10pm

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In addition to not delaying disease worsening, the immunotherapy Tecentriq was associated with a negative survival trend, but data on the length of life were immature at the time of analysis and further analysis is planned.

When it Comes to Metastatic Breast Cancer, Six Years is Not Enough

August 19th 2020, 4:00pm

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Patients with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer need so much more. All I want is more time, because six years is just not enough.

Metastatic Breast Cancer Creates High Economic Burden Through Lost Productivity

August 19th 2020, 3:15pm

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“This study has highlighted the potential benefit of supportive resources to help women with (metastatic breast cancer) guard against potentially severe cancer-related financial losses for themselves and others within their households,” the authors wrote.

CURE Community Vlogs: How One Woman Found Her Way Out of Depression Following Metastatic Breast Cancer

July 26th 2020, 10:00pm

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After being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, nurse Stephanie Walker was thrown into a world of isolation and new depths of depression she “never knew even existed”. Here, she details how working with a therapist and communicating with her family and friends helped her find her way out of the darkness.

Advice for Avoiding the Isolation That Comes with Metastatic Breast Cancer

July 24th 2020, 10:00pm

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While it may be tempting to “go to that dark place” when feeling the isolation that comes with metastatic breast cancer or a pandemic, Stephanie Walker shares her tips for how to emerge and connect with others.

The Nuclear Option: Radiation Drugs in Cancer Care

July 17th 2020, 5:00pm

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In both diagnosis and treatment of cancer, there is a growing role for radiation drugs that are injected, ingested or inserted.

Cancer, COVID-19 and Living With Change

July 15th 2020, 8:00pm

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Channeling the fear of unwanted change into the hard-fought promise of a transformed life.

Novel Combination Shows Survival Benefit in HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

June 22nd 2020, 10:24pm

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In order to combat resistance to certain treatments for patients with metastatic breast cancer, researchers look to a novel combination of pyrotinib plus Xeloda to help increase progression-free survival in patients.

Keytruda Plus Chemotherapy Improves Survival Outcome in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

June 20th 2020, 1:17am

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First-line treatment with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with chemotherapy improves progression-free survival in patients with locally recurrent, inoperable or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC), according to data presented at the 2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program.