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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Oligometastatic breast cancer
When breast cancer metastasizes, there are still many treatment options. With only a few distant metastases, you can sometimes survive for 10 years or more, and exceptionally even be cured.
Triple-negative breast cancer, an outlier
Breast cancer is not a single disease, but a collective term for several malignant conditions of the breast tissue. One of the less common but most aggressive forms is triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). This form occurs in about 15% of women with breast cancer and 5% of men, and remarkably often affects younger patients.
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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.
