Metastatic Breast Cancer

What is Metastatic Breast Cancer?

Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is different from early stage breast cancer.  Once breast cancer moves from the breast to other organs it is considered stage IV and there is no cure.  People who are diagnosed with MBC will remain in treatment for the remainder of their lives.  

When breast cancer metastasizes, or travels from the breast to other organs, it most commonly travels to the brain, bone, liver, or lungs,  Although some women and men with MBC live many years due to improving treatments, it is an incurable disease. 

• It is estimated that 168,000 people in the US are living with MBC.
• MBC can be treated but not cured.
• The median survival rate after a diagnosis of MBC is 3 years.  
• 20-30% of people diagnosed with early stage breast cancer will experience a recurrence of MBC at some point in their lifetime.
• Up to 10% of people diagnosed with breast cancer will receive an initial diagnosis of MBC.

Twisted Pink is has been funding bold breakthroughs in research since 2015 to help advance science and provide new treatment options along with hope for people living with MBC.   

Twisted Pink also aims to provide education and awareness about MBC, which is widely misunderstood.