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Advanced Breast Cancer

Welcome to lbbc.org's website community for women living with advanced breast cancer. We are dedicated to assisting you, and these pages offer easy access to a wealth of cutting-edge information specific to your needs. Read about the latest news on metastatic breast cancer; treatments using Xeloda, Avastin, Zometa and other medications; and updates on advanced breast cancer clinical trials below. You can also use the navigation bar on the right to quickly and easily access medical and quality-of-life topics of interest to you. We hope the information and support offered in this section brings you comfort and enables you to make informed decisions regarding your physical and emotional health.

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At age 33, Lizann DeAngelis was diagnosed with early breast cancer. ... read more
Advanced Breast Cancer News

Estrogen for MBC

Low-dose estradiol worked as well as high-dose but had fewer side effects for postmenopausal women w ... more

New Target Found

Researchers identified a gene associated with increased risk of metastasis and resistance to chemoth ... more

New HER2 Treatment

A new version of trastuzumab shows promise for HER2 positive advanced (metastatic) breast cancer tha ... more

Advanced Breast Cancer Clinical Trials

New ABC Treatment

Phase II trial will compare paclitaxel plus sorafenib to paclitaxel alone in women with locally recu ... more

Treating ABC

Phase III trial for women with advanced (metastatic) or locally recurrent cancer will compare the ne ... more