Early and integrated palliative care as valuable support in patients with metastatic breast cancer

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ROHANI, Camelia

Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is the most advanced stage of breast cancer, and refers to cancer that has spread from the breast to other parts of the body. There were an estimated 2.3 million new cases of female breast cancer and 684,996 death worldwide in 2020 with MBC causing the majority of those deaths. The number of deaths is higher in developing countries compared with developed countries. The 5-year survival rate for women with MBC is reported to be 28%. Around 5% to 10% of patients are diagnosed with an advanced stage of disease. However, early breast cancer can relapse or recur as MBC after a long time following treatments. There are not enough data, but some studies report that 20% to 30% of patients with early breast cancer will develop MBC and will die.

http://dx.doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2022.7005

Voir la revue «Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 20»

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