Question 1

what is the new chemo drug used specifically for metastatic breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

Not sure: There are many breast cancer drugs available for metastatic disease. Several drugs have been recently approved for use. These include lapatinib, pertuzumab, ixabepilone, abraxane.

Here is a list of approved breast cancer drugs;

http://www.Cancer.Gov/cancertopics/druginfo/breastcancer.

Question 2

i am on 2 cancer drugs (letrozole and ibrance) for metastatic breast cancer to the spine. i have started to have anxiety and then my blood sugars go straight up. can anxiety raise blood sugars?

Accepted Answer

YES IT CAN: So sorry about the cancer. Do you have diabetes? Stress can definitely affect your blood sugar. Try to be as healthy in your lifestyle as you can at this time. Best of luck to you.

Question 3

what is metastatic breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

Cancer spread: In later stages of breast cancer, the disease is no longer confined to the breast.  When breast cancer is found in bone, brain, lung and/or liver - it is call metastatic breast cancer.

Question 4

what exactly is metastatic breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

Distal Spread: Metastasis occurs when a cancer spreads outside of its organ of origin. Therefore metastatic breast cancer is when breast cancer has spread to involve other organs outside of the breast such as the lymph nodes, liver, lung, etc.

Question 5

how can metastatic breast cancer progress?

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Metatstatic: Metastatic means cancer cells spreading or moving to other sites. Breast cancer cells can spread via lymphatics to lymph nodes. Breast cancer cells can spread via the blood stream to other sites such as bone, lung, liver, etc.

Question 6

what does metastatic breast cancer really mean?

Accepted Answer

Cancer has spread: Metastatic, or stage 4 breast cancer, means the cancer has spread into other places in the body.  Breast cancer at this stage can be treated, sometimes for 10 or more years depending on the type, but it cannot be cured.

Question 7

what are the tests for metastatic breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

Many possibilities: Mri, pet scan, bone scan, x-rays, blood chemistry, etc.

Question 8

why is metastatic breast cancer difficult to treat?

Accepted Answer

It's not: There are many treatments for metastatic breast cancer which can control it for years.  Although it can be treated, it is rarely cured.  That is because cancer cells are constantly mutating, so treatments lose effectiveness.  Metastatic breast cancer requires constant treatment with either hormone therapy, chemotherapy, or biologic therapy.  Treatments are changed as they lose effectiveness.

Question 9

what's a natural way to treat metastatic breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

None effective: I do not know of any effective  "natural" treatments for breast cancer.  Letting nature take its course will lead to the death of the patient.  Conventional treatments do not cure metastatic breast cancer but may prolong life and make the patient more comfortable.

Question 10

can you tell me what exactly is metastatic breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

Cancer 'elsewhere': Metastatic cancer is cancer that has spread from its organ of origin to another part of the body.  For example, the most common sites of metastases for breast cancer are the lungs, liver, and bone.  Most breast cancers, when caught early and treated in a timely manner, do not ever spread to other organs.

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What exactly is metastatic breast cancer?

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