ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Metastatic Breast Cancer. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
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Metastasis occurs when cancer spreads to a different part of the body from where it started. Metastasis should not be confused with “locally advanced cancer.” That is cancer that has spread to nearby tissues or lymph nodes. But it has not spread throughout the body.
Learn more about the basics of metastasis.
Two sisters and breast cancer advocates share what they learned at the 2015 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium.
Dr. Schapira reflects on how many people find strength and encouragement while living with cancer.
Background
ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about how doctors describe a cancer’s growth or spread. This is called the stage. Use the menu to see other pages.
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ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about the different types of treatments doctors use for people with breast cancer. Use the menu to see other pages.
This section explains the types of treatments, also known as therapies, that are the standard of care for male breast cancer. “Standard of care” means the best treatments known. Information in this section is based on medical standards of care for male breast cancer in the United States. Treatment options can vary from one place to another.
ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about how doctors describe a cancer’s growth or spread. This is called the stage. Use the menu to see other pages.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Male Breast Cancer. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
Male breast cancer, also called breast cancer in men, is rare. It occurs much less often than breast cancer in women. But the diseases are similar in many ways.
