Experts call for metastatic breast cancer research

Medical experts are calling for a major overhaul of research into metastatic breast cancer — the most advanced stage of the disease, which leaves women feeling isolated and helpless.

Despite advances in the treatment of breast cancer, around 30% of women initially diagnosed with earlier stages of breast cancer eventually develop recurrent, advanced or metastatic disease.

A report found significant shortcomings in the treatment and management of metastatic breast cancer and confirmed many misconceptions and misunderstandings surround the disease.