Learning about treatment and other parts of metastatic breast cancer care may help you feel better prepared to face the challenges ahead. Learn more here.| Susan G. Komen®
HER2-Targeted Therapies for Metastatic Breast Cancer Watch our June 2024 MBC Impact Series, Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer. HER2 and metastatic breast cancer The HER2 protein is an important driver of cell growth and survival. A pathologist determines HER2 status by testing a sample of the metastatic tumor (from a biopsy of the metastases). Learn more […]| Susan G. Komen®
Nothing prepared Suzy for a metastatic (stage 4) breast diagnosis. "I'm learning to live in the in-between."| Susan G. Komen®
Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer Watch our Mission Moment webinar, Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer. Read our fact sheet on invasive lobular breast cancer. What is invasive lobular breast cancer? Invasive lobular cancer or infiltrating lobular carcinoma (ILC) is invasive breast cancer that begins in the lobules of the breast. The lobules are small, round sacs in […]| Susan G. Komen®
Talking openly with your doctor is one of the best ways to feel good about your breast cancer treatment decisions and your care. Learn more here.| Susan G. Komen®
Questions You May Want to Ask Your Health Care Provider – Breast Cancer Diagnosis If you need a breast biopsy Find questions you may want to ask your health care provider before getting a breast biopsy. If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer If the diagnosis is metastatic breast cancer Find questions you may want […]| Susan G. Komen®
CDK4/6 Inhibitors for Metastatic Breast Cancer CDK4 and CDK6 are enzymes important in cell division. CDK4/6 inhibitors are drugs designed to interrupt the growth of cancer cells. CDK4/6 inhibitors are used in combination with hormone therapy to treat some hormone receptor-positive breast cancers. The CDK4/6 inhibitors FDA-approved for metastatic breast cancer treatment are: Drug name […]| Susan G. Komen®
Hormone Therapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer Watch Susan G. Komen®’s January 2024 MBC Impact Series, Metastatic Breast Cancer and Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer. What is hormone therapy? Estrogen and progesterone are female hormones produced in the body. Some breast cancer cells need estrogen and/or progesterone to grow. When these hormones attach to special proteins called […]| Susan G. Komen®
In a small, rural town in southern Minnesota, Cyndi spent her days as a wife, mother and high school English teacher. In 2018, after she tried everything to mitigate persistent rib pain, she had an appointment that set her on a path she never anticipated.| Susan G. Komen®