Metastatic breast cancer occurs when cancer cells to other parts
of the body. Recurrent breast cancer occurs when breast cancer
comes back after treatment. Metastatic breast cancer breast
cancer can be present when a woman is first diagnosed with
cancer. Or it may occur months to years after treatment.
Metastatic breast cancer is cancer that has spread to another
part of the body, such as the bones, liver, or lungs. Recurrent
breast cancer Breast cancer that comes back in the same breast
or in your surgery scar is called local recurrence. Breast
cancer that comes back in another part of the body, such as the
lungs, is called distant recurrence. Local recurrent breast
cancer can sometimes be treated with success. Distant recurrent
breast cancer and metastatic breast cancer usually can't be
cured. But with treatment, some women live for many years.
Treatment may include surgery, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or
radiation therapy. Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine &
Douglas A. Stewart, MD - Medical Oncology