Breast Cancer Awareness month - Day 30
Day 30.Why should everyone care about metastatic breast cancer?
Early detection does not guarantee a cure, and treating early stage breast cancer does not mean one never has to worry about cancer again. Metastatic breast cancer can occur 5, 10 or 15+ years after a person's original diagnosis and successful treatment. ~20-30% of women initially diagnosed with an early stage cancer will go on to be diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.
We should care because it's the metastasis that kills us.
Early detection does not guarantee a cure, and treating early stage breast cancer does not mean one never has to worry about cancer again. Metastatic breast cancer can occur 5, 10 or 15+ years after a person's original diagnosis and successful treatment. ~20-30% of women initially diagnosed with an early stage cancer will go on to be diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.
We should care because it's the metastasis that kills us.
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