What is Metastatic breast cancer?

What is Metastatic breast cancer?

• 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.

Metastatic breast cancer: Introduction

Types of Metastatic breast cancer:

Broader types of Metastatic breast cancer:

• Metastatic cancer
• Cancer
• Soft tissue tumors
• Breast conditions
• Women's health conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Metastatic breast cancer?

Prognosis of 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.
Complications of Metastatic breast cancer: see complications of Metastatic breast cancer

What causes Metastatic breast cancer?

Causes of Metastatic breast cancer: see causes of Metastatic breast cancer
Risk factors for Metastatic breast cancer: see risk factors for Metastatic breast cancer

What are the symptoms of Metastatic breast cancer?

Symptoms of Metastatic breast cancer: see symptoms of Metastatic breast cancer

Complications of Metastatic breast cancer: see complications of Metastatic breast cancer

Onset of Metastatic breast cancer: Mostly between 50- 70 years of age.

Metastatic breast cancer: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Metastatic breast cancer.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Metastatic breast cancer.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Metastatic breast cancer: Oncologist, Gynecologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Metastatic breast cancer.
Treatments for Metastatic breast cancer: see treatments for Metastatic breast cancer
Research for Metastatic breast cancer: see research for Metastatic breast cancer

Name and Aliases of Metastatic breast cancer

Main name of condition: Metastatic breast cancer

Secondary cancer, Advanced cancer, Secondary breast cancer, Advanced breast cancer

Metastatic breast cancer: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Metastatic breast cancer:

• Fibroadenoma
• Fibrocystic disease
• Breast mouse
• Obesity
• Fat necrosis
• Breast cancer
• Intraductal cancer
• Mastectomy
• Mammogram
• Ultrasonogram
• Core biopsy

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