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Forum: Stage IV/Metastatic Breast Cancer ONLY

Please respect that this forum is for members with stage IV/metastatic breast cancer only. There is a separate forum for caregivers and friends: Caring for Someone with Stage 4 or Mets.

• ​The DESTINY-Breast06 trial is enrolling - learn more here!

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  Created by: Moderators on Jul 29, 2021 04:05PM

  Latest post: Jul 29, 2021 04:05PM by Moderators

• Important Stage IV Topics and Links for Stage IV Newbies

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  Created by: Moderators on Apr 7, 2012 03:45PM

  Latest post: Apr 7, 2012 03:45PM by Moderators

• Zoom Meet-up for those with an MBC diagnosis

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  Created by: Moderators on Jun 7, 2021 10:00AM

  Latest post: Jan 19, 2022 12:48PM by cowgal

• TODAY (Wednesday) Virtual MBC Meetup, 4pm ET

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  Created by: Moderators on Jan 19, 2022 08:41AM

  Latest post: Jan 19, 2022 08:41AM by Moderators

• How Many Are We?

  783 Posts 41,452 Views

  Created by: zarovka on Jul 3, 2016 11:13PM

  Latest post: Jan 14, 2022 08:59PM by KBL

• Virtual Meetup for MBC Caregivers!

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  Created by: Moderators on Dec 3, 2021 04:28PM

  Latest post: Dec 3, 2021 04:28PM by Moderators

• Gamma Knife Surgery for Brain Mets: What to Expect

  4 Posts 112 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Nov 23, 2021 11:45AM

  Latest post: Nov 29, 2021 08:13PM by illimae

• If you are not Stage IV but have questions, you may post here

  5,106 Posts 326,168 Views

  Created by: chrissyb on Mar 3, 2012 08:22PM

  Latest post: Sep 11, 2021 09:43PM by Rocket

• VIRTUAL study of a supportive care platform

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  Created by: Moderators on May 3, 2021 12:04PM

  Latest post: May 3, 2021 12:04PM by Moderators

• Metastatic Breast Cancer Trial Search

  37 Posts 4,052 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Sep 24, 2015 11:00AM

  Latest post: Feb 8, 2021 03:51PM by Moderators

• MBC Connect patient registry. Important. Check it out.

  4 Posts 390 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Oct 16, 2018 01:56PM

  Latest post: Dec 19, 2018 11:00AM by Moderators

• De Novo Stage IV

  1,308 Posts 32,692 Views

  Created by: KBL on Jul 5, 2020 01:40PM

  Latest post: 10 minutes ago by Dancemom

• How About A Stage 4 Gallows Humor Thread?

  33 Posts 635 Views

  Created by: amontro on Jan 15, 2022 04:00PM

  Latest post: 2 hours ago by Olma61

• Hair

  41 Posts 843 Views

  Created by: OhioNana1605 on Aug 16, 2021 03:07PM

  Latest post: 2 hours ago by cyathea

• Ibrance (Palbociclib)

  26,438 Posts 586,361 Views

  Created by: Romansma on Feb 24, 2015 08:21PM

  Latest post: 3 hours ago by GoKale4320

• Triple Negative Stage IV

  3,032 Posts 118,740 Views

  Created by: Renae64 on Feb 1, 2013 03:56AM

  Latest post: 4 hours ago by oropallo

• Lobular Sucks!

  310 Posts 6,872 Views

  Created by: Leigh68 on Dec 19, 2019 11:38PM

  Latest post: 4 hours ago by Iwrite

• Bone Mets Thread

  26,669 Posts 844,582 Views

  Created by: Jac53 on Jun 22, 2012 04:09AM

  Latest post: 4 hours ago by gailmary

• Fluctuating Alkaline Phosphatase

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  Created by: JACK5IE on 10 hours ago

  Latest post: 5 hours ago by Elderberry

• Liver mets: resection, ablation, SBRT, Y-90, anything else?

  1,253 Posts 30,810 Views

  Created by: Trish03 on Jun 19, 2015 09:49PM

  Latest post: 5 hours ago by terri-c

• Abemaciclib Verzenio for Stage IV

  2,268 Posts 49,953 Views

  Created by: zarovka on Jan 1, 2018 05:03AM

  Latest post: 6 hours ago by Going2BeatThis

• How are people with liver mets doing?

  18,456 Posts 557,086 Views

  Created by: blondie1 on Aug 16, 2013 07:02PM

  Latest post: 8 hours ago by leftfootforward

• mets to lung

  2,297 Posts 93,025 Views

  Created by: bhd1 on Jan 6, 2012 11:53AM

  Latest post: 11 hours ago by GoKale4320

• Halaven - Day 1

  2,871 Posts 58,478 Views

  Created by: PJB on Dec 14, 2010 03:05PM

  Latest post: 14 hours ago by Daywalker

• Telling people??

  37 Posts 709 Views

  Created by: Tack33 on Jan 11, 2022 02:08AM

  Latest post: 20 hours ago by Nkb

• Abraxane (chemotherapy)

  28 Posts 276 Views

  Created by: JACK5IE on Jan 10, 2022 02:29PM

  Latest post: Jan 20, 2022 06:04PM by moth

• All about Xeloda

  12,983 Posts 279,313 Views

  Created by: Lynn1 on Jul 25, 2011 08:08AM

  Latest post: Jan 20, 2022 06:01PM by nopink2019

• Life does not end with a stage IV diagnosis (really!)

  3,854 Posts 162,048 Views

  Created by: exbrnxgrl on Mar 9, 2014 01:42PM

  Latest post: Jan 20, 2022 11:53AM by Sunshine99

• Ribociclib/Kisqali with Letrozole - Any one on this combo?

  1,151 Posts 22,545 Views

  Created by: S3K5 on May 19, 2017 01:58PM

  Latest post: Jan 20, 2022 06:08AM by Maaaki

• Who's on Kadcyla/TDM1?

  1,419 Posts 33,844 Views

  Created by: Trish03 on Feb 5, 2014 03:31PM

  Latest post: Jan 19, 2022 06:54PM by Sunny1997