Verywell Health: What are the main differences between the different surgical options for patients with metastatic breast cancer?

How do you empower patients to make choices that are best for them?

There does appear to be a subset of patients where surgery is beneficial and would be considered.

Breast Cancer patient with a member of their treatment team

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Surgical treatment in stage 4 breast cancer is about informed discussion with the patient and assessment of treatment response.