Metastatic Breast Cancer, It's Not Pink

Breast cancer is not the good cancer, it kills.
And all this pink isn't helping.

That's what I want to talk about...

JULIA MAUES

I was diagnosed with breast cancer when 29 and pregnant. After my son was born, I found out the cancer was metastatic, having had spread to my brain, liver and bones.
I’ve been in treatment since diagnosis in 2013 and will continue to be for the foreseeable future.
I created this page to tell my story and share my thoughts on healthcare, medical research and patient advocacy.

As an educated metastatic breast cancer survivor and advocate, I'm committed to contributing with patients, researchers, clinicians, drugmakers, and other stakeholders to improve the lives of women and men affected by the disease.

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THE REALITY

BREAST CANCER KILLS 113

AMERICANS A DAY

THE NUMBERS

40k

women& men

die of metastatic breast cancer every year in the US

1 in 8

women

will develop breast cancer over her lifetime

30%

patients

with early stage breast cancer will eventually become metastatic

THE PROBLEM

Breast cancer deaths are all due to metastatic breast cancer. When the cancer is only in the breast, it doesn’t kill. It’s the metastasis to vital organs that does. However, only about 2-5 percent of research funding goes towards metastatic breast cancer.

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THE TRUTH