Does Stage IV breast cancer is the beginning or end of the road?
Many women are diagnosed with breast cancer in India and all around the globe. The number is increasing day by day because the current lifestyle is blamed for it. Stage I, II and III breast cancers can easily be treated with a combination of different therapies like radiation, surgery, and systemic therapy. On the other hand, stage IV breast cancer is the biggest challenge to diagnose. It is a condition in which cancer spreads to different organs like lungs, bones, livers, brain, and others from breasts. What a patient should expect if diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer? There is a general perception that stage IV breast cancer patients suffer throughout their life. Well, presently there are numerous advances when it comes to understanding the disease. Hence, more effective treatments are available nowadays. The average life expectance of such patients is now between 3 to 4 years. Are all kinds of stage IV breast cancers similar? The patients who are diagnosed with breast cancer h...