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Metastatic

Cancer that has spread from where it started to other parts of the body

HER2

A protein that can affect how breast cancer grows

Prognosis

The likely outcome or course of a disease

Palliative Care

Care focused on improving quality of life and managing symptoms

A

Adjuvant therapy - Treatment given after primary treatment to lower the risk of cancer returning
Alopecia - Hair loss, often a side effect of chemotherapy
Angiogenesis - Formation of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow

B

Biopsy - Removing a small sample of tissue to check for cancer
Biomarker - A substance in the body that can indicate cancer or how it might behave
Bone scan - An imaging test to check if cancer has spread to the bones

C

Chemotherapy - Treatment using drugs to destroy cancer cells
Clinical trial - Research study testing new treatments
CT scan - Detailed X-ray images taken from different angles

E

Estrogen receptor (ER) - Proteins that can affect how breast cancer grows
Endocrine therapy - Treatment that blocks hormones from helping cancer grow

H

HER2 - A protein that can affect breast cancer growth
Hormone therapy - Treatment that blocks hormones from feeding cancer
Hospice - Specialized care for people with life-limiting illness

I

Immunotherapy - Treatment that helps your immune system fight cancer
Infusion - Giving medication through a vein (IV)

M

Metastatic - Cancer that has spread to other parts of the body
Metastasis - The spread of cancer from one part to another
MRI - Imaging using magnetic fields to create detailed pictures

O

Oncologist - A doctor who specializes in treating cancer
Oncology - The study and treatment of cancer

P

Palliative care - Care focused on comfort and quality of life
PET scan - Imaging test using radioactive sugar to find cancer
Prognosis - The likely outcome of a disease
Progression - When cancer grows or spreads

R

Radiation therapy - Using high-energy rays to kill cancer cells
Recurrence - When cancer comes back after treatment
Remission - When cancer signs and symptoms reduce or disappear

S

Stage IV - Cancer that has spread to distant parts of the body
Systemic treatment - Treatment that travels through the whole body

T

Targeted therapy - Drugs that target specific features of cancer cells
Triple-negative - Breast cancer that doesn't have hormone or HER2 receptors
Tumor marker - Substances that can indicate cancer presence