title: Metastatic breast cancer.
abstract: The unfortunate reality of metastatic breast cancer is that all treatment is palliative in nature. This is a disease that currently has no cure and for which therapy is directed towards accentuating survival and relieving symptoms. Current technology allows the prediction and detection of metastases earlier and with greater accuracy. These achievements need to be consolidated by the discovery of innovative therapies that can alter the inevitable outcome of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madison, USA.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Niederhuber
mesh_terms: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal