Metastatic is a hard word to hear in the cancer world.
That realization sends many patients to the internet looking for survival statistics.
Cancer statistics are based on research conducted in large groups of people.
How Many People Face Metastatic Breast Cancer?
(All are common sites for breast cancer to metastasize.)
Older women with breast cancer also tend to get less aggressive treatment than younger women, the study found.
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