Ask the experts: metastatic breast cancer risks and causes

Updated on October 22, 2024.

In this video, Darria Long Gillespie, MD, explains how following a treatment plan and a healthy lifestyle can reduce the risk of breast cancer returning after treatment and spreading to other parts of the body.

Medically reviewed in June 2018.

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