What is Your Tumor’s Mutation Burden?
The term “tumor mutation burden” refers to the number of mutations, or changes, seen in the DNA of your cancer cells. It is now one of the biomarkers...
Read MoreMBC in the Transgender Community
Breast cancer in transgender women and men has received little attention. Metastatic breast cancer has received even less. But as transgender people with breast...
Read MoreCommonly Used Terms in Clinical Trials
The lists of eligibility criteria for clinical trials are often long and confusing. So are some terms used to describe the trial types, like dose-escalation,...
Read MoreExercise and Stage 4 Breast Cancer
Research studies are finding that exercise plays an important role in the care of metastatic (stage 4) breast cancer care–including after diagnosis....
Read MoreHow To Get a Newly Approved Cancer Drug
You’ve likely seen news stories announcing new drug approvals and wondered: Will this drug benefit me? How can I get it? The US FDA Drug Approval and...
Read MoreTriple-Negative Breast Cancer Update
For women and men with triple-negative breast cancer, chemotherapy has been the primary treatment option. But as scientists learn more about subtypes of...
Read MoreTrue or False?
I will have to pay for ALL medical costs associated with my participation in a breast cancer clinical trial. Answer: False While you are in a treatment...
Read MoreNew Features on MTS
When you use Metastatic Trial Search (MTS), you will match to metastatic breast cancer-specific clinical trials. To help you access all clinical trials available...
Read MoreCancer & PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder. Many people associate PTSD with anxiety that can be seen in soldiers, sexual assault survivors, and...
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