Surgeon offers answers on metastatic breast cancer

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CNN) -- In light of Elizabeth Edwards' recurrent breast cancer, CNN Medical News producer Shahreen Abedin spoke with Dr. Rache Simmons, breast surgeon at the New York-Presbyterian Weill-Cornell Medical Center's Breast Cancer Center. Dr. Simmons has never treated Elizabeth Edwards, so the answers she gives are mainly about metastatic breast cancer in general, unless otherwise specified.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/22/cancer.qa/

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1. Excellent piece - thanks for sharing.

the key....
CNN: Why is metastatic breast cancer considered incurable?

Simmons: With patients with Stage IV disease, they will always have breast cancer. But you could live 10 years with it. And if the treatment medications improve, the outcomes may be even better

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2. Yes, it was very informative

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3. Continued funding for research is the key.

My thoughts and prayers are with Elizabeth and all who are battling this disease.

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4. I agree, if you read the answer to the question - it basically says that!

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