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Month: May 2018

Clinical Study of ‘Extreme’ Breast Cancer Survivors Begins

Posted on May 30, 2018

In an effort to identify factors leading to long-term survival of metastatic breast cancer, Mark Burkard, MD, PhD, associate professor, Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, is launching an international study of patients who have survived …

Wisconsin Study Seeks ‘Extreme Survivors’ of Metastatic Breast Cancer

Posted on May 8, 2018

Some patients can live for years, and even decades, after breast cancer has spread to their bones and other tissues. A new international study is looking for patients with metastatic breast cancer in hopes of unlocking the …

UW Health nurse reaches out to breast cancer patients as she battles the disease herself

Posted on May 4, 2018

MADISON, Wis. – Susan G. Komen has poured $160 million into metastatic breast cancer research since its founding. The Stage IV cancer, right now, can’t be cured. But you’d never recognize some of the people living …

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