body that you need to be aware of. Since metastatic cancer affects either your bones, liver, lungs or brain, if you are diagnosed or feel something is wrong, you will find symptoms in one of these four areas.
Bone Metastasis– symptoms are usually, swelling, bone pain and easily broken or fractured bones
Liver Metastasis– symptoms are usually stomach pain, lack of appetite, vomiting, nausea, itchy skin and or rashes, and jaundice
Lung Metastasis– symptoms are usually pain in your chest, a bad cough that doesn’t go away and difficulty when trying to catch your breath.
Brain Metastasis– symptoms are usually pressure in your head or headaches that begin to worsen, nausea and vomiting, seizures and personality and behavior changes.
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What To Do To Prevent The Risk Of Getting It
Unfortunately, you cannot prevent metastatic breast cancer simply because, if the cancer cells are going to spread to other parts of the body then that’s what they are going to do. But remember, it has nothing to do with anything that you did.
Fortunately, people can live great, healthy and long lives while diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. Treatments such as chemo, hormonal, targeted and immunotherapies can help improve and extend your life. These treatments will target and shrink tumors or slow their growth.
Also, early detection is key to help prevent the risk of tumors growing so it’s important to have regular breast examinations and mammograms while also paying attention to any changes in your body.