For many patients, doctors now think of metastatic breast cancer more like a chronic disease that needs ongoing management, like diabetes. “It’s not true in every single case, but many patients with metastatic breast cancer can live good quantity and quality of lives,” says Dr. Tiersten.
Managing metastatic breast cancer can require frequent testing and ongoing adjustment to your medication regimen. But making sure you take care of yourself and prioritize your own needs is important too. Here, Amy Tiersten, MD, a hematologist and oncologist at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, shares her best advice on what patients can do to better take care of their mind, body, and spirit as they cope with metastatic breast cancer.
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.
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