Treatment for Metastatic breast cancer
Metastatic breast cancer is otherwise called stage 4 breast cancer where cancer has widely spread to the neighboring organs. The common organs to which breast cancer gets metastasized are the lungs, bones, brain and liver. The symptoms of metastatic breast cancer are developed based on the affected site or organ. However, the common metastatic breast cancer symptoms include back pain, numbness, persistent dry cough, pain in the chest region, poor appetite and trouble breathing. If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer and your oncologist suspects metastatic breast cancer then it shall be confirmed after obtaining the imaging tests like PET Scan of the whole body, CT scan, whole-body bone scan, blood tests to evaluate cancer biomarkers and biopsy of the suspected area. The objective of treating metastatic breast cancer is to diminish the tumor size by retarding its growth. The other aim of treating metastatic breast cancer is improving the patients' symptoms and decreasing fa...