Metastatic breast cancer is the most advanced stage of breast cancer (also known as stage IV). It means the cancer has spread beyond the breast to other distant parts of the body.
Metastatic breast cancer can’t be cured and is more difficult to treat than early-stage breast cancer, yet there are many treatment options for metastatic breast cancer available. These options include chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and targeted therapy, according to Amy Tiersten, MD, Hematologist-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.
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National Cancer Institute. (2022). Hormone therapy for breast cancer.
Sharma, P. (2023). Overview of the approach to metastatic breast cancer. UpToDate.
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