Metastatic Breast Cancer | Tumor

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.

Treatment for Metastatic Breast Cancer

October 23rd 2020, 12:00pm

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A Metastatic Breast Cancer Journey Can Be Very Lonely

October 22nd 2020, 6:00pm

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Susan Swanson, who was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2014, says it’s very important for patients to surround themselves with a good support network.

A Man Who Received a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Says It Saved His Life

October 22nd 2020, 1:00pm

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Kirby Lewis, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 and whose disease metastasized in 2016, says his diagnosis helped his care team detect a heart condition.

People Who Have Cancer Can Leave Behind a Couple Kinds of Legacies

October 21st 2020, 9:00pm

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“The future is not yours,” says Pam Haldeman, who has metastatic breast cancer. “A way to get back a little bit of control is to be your own advocate and get aggressive in researching and going to every conference or retreat available.”

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.