Medically reviewed by Marla Anderson, MD The five-year survival rate for stage 4 breast cancer is 31%.Metastatic breast ...

Metastatic prostate cancer is also referred to as stage 4 or advanced prostate cancer. It's cancer that began in the prostate, a gland located under the bladder of people assigned male at birth, and ...

Heather Quintana Suchan, a mother and music industry professional living with stage 4 lung cancer, shared how her diagnosis ...

Breast cancer is commonly portrayed as challenging yet curable: A lump is discovered, then through some combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, the cancer goes into remission. What many ...

Katie Thurston’s stage 4 cancer diagnosis at age 34 felt like “the end of the world.” A year later, the former Bachelorette is planning a family — and raising awareness about breast cancer in young ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...

My daughter Ellie turned one just a few days before I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. We’ve come a long way since then; now, at age five, she’s, like, a whole teenage human! I live with ...

What Is Metastatic Throat Cancer? It’s cancer that starts in your throat and spreads to other parts of your body. Your doctor may call it stage IV or advanced throat cancer. Most throat cancers are ...

At just 52 years old, a woman has been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. A non-smoker who had worked full-time since age 22, she now faces a terminal illness while trying to support her husband and ...

This year marks 40 years that the American Cancer Society has turned breast cancer awareness into action to save lives. This October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month is especially meaningful for 27-year ...

Glen Polyak thought he was out of options when his Stage 4 melanoma spread to his brain, until he became only the second ...