As you read this section, if you start to feel fearful, just click the TALK BACK to Fear button, and find some answers for your fears.

We know. This is the last place you wanted to click on. The spread or recurrence of breast cancer is every woman’s worst fear. You may be here because you are scared of this possibility. Or you may be here because it’s already happened.

 There are many reasons to be hopeful, as we continue to find new treatments and new treatment combinations to prolong life.

The Recurrence section was adapted from Living Beyond breast cancer by Marisa Weiss, M.D. and Ellen Weiss. The medical experts for this section are: