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2. Metastatic breast cancer - Wikipedia

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   Metastatic breast cancer. Metastatic breast cancer, also referred to as metastases, advanced breast cancer, secondary tumors, secondaries or stage IV breast cancer, is a stage of breast cancer where the breast cancer cells have spread to distant sites beyond the axillary lymph nodes. There is no cure for metastatic breast cancer; [1] there is ...

3. High-dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant - Wikipedia

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   Subsequent research on doxorubicin-containing protocols for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer, found that median progression-free survival (PFS) was 16 and 8 months and median overall survival (OS) was 30 and 17 months, respectively for women who met eligibility criteria versus those who did not, when all received the conventional ...

4. Breast cancer management - Wikipedia

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   Staging breast cancer is the initial step to help physicians determine the most appropriate course of treatment. As of 2016, guidelines incorporated biologic factors, such as tumor grade, cellular proliferation rate, estrogen and progesterone receptor expression, human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) expression, and gene expression profiling into the staging system.

5. Breast cancer chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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   Breast cancer chemotherapy. A woman being treated with docetaxel chemotherapy for breast cancer. Cold mittens and wine chilling devices are placed on her hands and feet to prevent deleterious effects on the nails. Similar strategies can be used to prevent hair loss. Breast cancer chemotherapy refers to the use of cytotoxic drugs (chemotherapy ...

6. List of breast cancer patients by survival status - Wikipedia

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   France Gall (1947–2018; aged 70), French yé-yé singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1965. She died from an infection complicated by cancer of an undisclosed nature. [622] Greta Garbo (1905–1990; aged 84), Swedish-American actress. She apparently survived breast cancer following a double mastectomy.

7. Breast cancer - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 September 2024. Cancer that originates in mammary glands Medical condition Breast cancer An illustration of breast cancer Specialty Oncology Symptoms A lump in a breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, fluid from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, a red scaly patch of skin on the ...