Metastatic breast cancer — also called stage 4 or advanced breast cancer — occurs when cancer cells settle in distant organs. The most common destinations are the bones, liver, lungs and brain.
Living with MBC
- Treatment continues in cycles, adapting over the years
- Options include hormone therapy, targeted therapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy
- Symptom control is a first-priority treatment goal
- Many people work, travel and thrive during treatment
MBC is not curable with today’s medicine, but it is very often controllable. Research keeps extending both survival and quality of life year after year.