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Secondary breast cancer (also known as metastatic, stage 4 or advanced breast cancer) occurs when the cancer spreads beyond the breast and nearby lymph nodes to other parts of the body. In this blog we will share information on secondary breast cancer, metastases, the signs to look out for, and the diagnosis of secondary breast cancer.

Living with secondary (metastatic) cancer is challenging. You will deal with a variety of emotions, such as fear, sadness, anxiety, anger, or hopelessness.

SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis 1st September 2021 Current Treatment Line Letrazole Zoladex Denosumab Ribociclib How does SBC effect your life? My body hurts quite a lot, just doing the gardening I have full on body aches for days, my body doesn't bounce back too quickly.

Living with secondary (metastatic) cancer is challenging. You will deal with a variety of emotions, such as fear, sadness, anxiety, anger, or hopelessness.

Living with secondary (metastatic) cancer is challenging. You will deal with a variety of emotions, such as fear, sadness, anxiety, anger, or hopelessness.

Living with secondary (metastatic) cancer is challenging. You will deal with a variety of emotions, such as sadness, anxiety, anger, or hopelessness.

SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis 17/02/2023 Current Treatment Line I have occult SBC, no evidence in breast which delayed dx. Liver/bone mets.

SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis 16/05/2021 Current Treatment Line I’m on Leterazole, Palbociclib, Xolidex, Denosimab, pregabolin, omeprazole, ibuprofen, paracetamol and morphine with regular therapy through the Sara Lee trust. My diagnosis?

SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis 13/01/2023 Current Treatment Line I am just about to start a chemo drug called Abraxane and immunotherapy. I'll go in for treatments on a four week cycle, with three on and one off.

SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis 08/04/2022 Current Treatment Line I am on my first line of treatment taking Letrozole and Palbociclib and about to start cycle 10. How does SBC effect your life?

SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis 01/06/2022 Current Treatment Line Ribociclib + Letrozole + Zoladex + Denosumab How does SBC effect your life? Where do you begin with this?

SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis 14/09/2022 Current Treatment Line Paclitaxel and Phesgo How does SBC effect your life? I am still very early on so I’m still getting use to it all.

SBC & Me How does secondary breast cancer affect your life? I do get exhausted, the tiredness suddenly hits me.

SBC & Me Date of diagnosis? Secondary diagnosis, October 2020 Current treatment line?

SBC & Me Date of diagnosis? 2021 Current treatment line?