Information about breast cancer
Metastases... what now?
Malignant cells can invade other tissues. In this way, cancer cells can break away from the original tumor and be carried along with the blood or lymph. There they can settle in other places in the body and continue to divide. Thus, they form a new tumor somewhere else in the body.
What is secondary cancer?
Secondary cancer is cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
Where can these metastases occur?
Breast cancer can metastasize to many other organs. But when metastases do occur, it is usually in the liver, lungs, brain or bones.
If the cancer has spread to the lungs, are we talking about lung cancer?
Cancer that metastasizes remains a cancer from where the disease originally originated. Thus, breast cancer that metastasizes to the lungs remains breast cancer.
How can we recognize metastases?
The symptoms that occur depend on the organs where the metastases have developed. A doctor can help you further with symptoms.
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Reading tips for breast cancer patients
Cancer is not just a medical diagnosis - it is a life-changing experience that tests your body, your emotions and your environment. In these reading tips, we collect books that not only inform, but also offer comfort, break taboos and give hope. From personal stories to handbooks, from help with intimacy, relationships and sexuality to stories for children and youth - each book offers its own perspective and recognition. Discover what's right for you, in your moment.
Hereditary breast cancer
In about 5 to 10% of people with breast cancer, heredity plays an important role. They have inherited a breast cancer gene that greatly increases the risk of the disease.
Pink Ribbon : "Far too little attention is paid to the group of patients with the most severe diagnoses"
Breast cancer is diagnosed more than 11,000 times a year in Belgium, 100 times more often in women than in men. Thanks to the spectacular progress in breast cancer detection and treatment, there is a lot of good news to tell: more than 9 out of 10 women with non-proliferating breast cancer survive at least 5 years after diagnosis. And 8 in 10 breast cancers, moreover, will never metastasize. But that's not the whole story! In Belgium, between 2,300 and 2,500 women die annually from breast cancer, because 2 out of 10 breast cancers do metastasize sooner or later. As a result, breast cancer remains the leading cause of death among women affected by cancer.
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