How is metastatic breast cancer treated?

Written by Jameson Kowalczyk. Medically reviewed in November 2023 by Ann Wendling, MD, MPH.

Updated on October 23, 2024

In this video, Tonya Echols Cole, MD, discusses the encouraging medical advances that are enabling patients to live a longer life with a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis.

Medically reviewed in July 2018.

article

Coping with the emotional stress of metastatic breast cancer

Learn about communication, support, and self-care for managing the emotional challenges of MBC.

article

Exercise, nutrition, and metastatic breast cancer

Find out what research says about nutrition and exercise when living with MBC.

video

Has breast cancer staging changed?

Changes in the cancer staging process have provided a new outlook for patients. Learn why the medical community now considers personal factors, like a person's lifestyle and finances, when making a prognosis.