Nothing can prepare you for getting a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer — the most advanced stage of breast cancer, in which the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, most commonly the bones, lungs, liver, lymph nodes, and brain.
“In addition to patients concern about their survival and long-term prognosis, I think patients are worried about pain being controlled, their quality of life, and what aspects of their life they’re going to be able to continue,” says Amy Tiersten, MD, a hematologist and oncologist at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.
Amy Tiersten, MD, is a Professor of Medicine, Hematology, and Medical Oncology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She sees patients at the Dubin Breast Center.
References
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