Treatment Options: Breast Cancer
Palliative care for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer
In this video, Marisa C. Weiss, MD, chief medical officer and founder of Breastcancer.org and director of breast radiation oncology and director of breast health outreach at Lankenau Medical Center, discusses:
- Which patients are eligible for palliative care;
- Side effects of breast cancer and breast cancer treatments that can be managed with palliative care, such as insomnia, pain or loss of mobility; and
- Hospice care for patients with metastatic breast cancer.
