Metastatic breast cancer: Metastatic breast cancer is the term used to describe cancer that has spread from the original site in the breast to other organs or tissues in the body. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Metastatic breast cancer is available below.
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Prognosis for Metastatic breast cancer: Survival in breast cancer depends on multiple social, biologic, and independent patient factors. Tumour size clearly is associated with higher mortality. Lesions greater than 5.0 cm were associated with a 50-60% 20-year survival rate compared to those less than 1 cm, which had a 93-98% 20-year survival rate.
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