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Living with Metastasis: The Emotional Toll of Breast Cancer (Stage 4) as a Chronic Illness
I have Stage 4 breast cancer. However, I am also in clinical remission, with no sign of cancer in my liver (which was once riddled with tumours).
What does this mean?
We can assume that there are still cancer cells in my body and that, eventually, we will find new tumors. Until that time, I undergo chemotherapy and herceptin treatments once a month (if my cancer were hormone positive, I might be a candidate for some other kind of treatment but this is what works for me).
I stay in be...
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Expert & Community Posts
Living With Metastasis: A New Perspective on Life
By Laurie Kingston , Health ExpertI do not believe that cancer itself is a "gift." However, cancer, or more accurately the process of... Read more »
Taking Your Breast Cancer Info Search Online
By PJ Hamel , Health ExpertOne of the first things many of you probably did when you were diagnosed with breast cancer was... Read more »
Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer: Talking to My Kids, Part 1
By Laurie Kingston , Health ExpertTwo things I have learned as a parent with cancer: Keeping the lines of communication... Read more »
Living with Metastasis: The Empowered Patient
By Laurie Kingston , Health ExpertThe thing about being in ongoing treatment for metastatic breast cancer is that one gains a fair... Read more »
Living with Metastasis
By Laurie Kingston , Health Expert“Metastasis.” I think of myself as someone with a pretty good vocabulary, yet before I was... Read more »
Health Guide
Breast Cancer Treatments for Breast Cancer Stages 0-5
The three major treatments of breast cancer are surgery, radiation, and drug therapy. No one treatment fits every patient, and combination therapy is usually required. The choice is... Read more »The First 48 Hours: The Ten Most Important Questions to Ask Your Doctor
...lymph nodes? (Your doctor may not be able to tell you until after surgery.)Learn about treatments for breast cancer stages 0 through 5. 3. Is my family history relevant to my diagnosis? Learn... Read more »Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
ChemotherapyChemotherapy regimens are designed to kill cancer cells throughout the body. It has advantages for nearly every patient regardless of whether the cancer is hormone receptor-positive or... Read more »Images
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