And they both also have incurable secondary breast cancer. Secondary breast cancer, also known as metastatic breast cancer, is when tumour cells which started in the breast move to other parts of the body. While primary breast cancer can usually be operated on or cured with drugs or radiation, secondary cancer is incurable. Source: Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer NowSecondary breast cancer is when one or more breast tumours which have been treated spread to other parts of the body. Some 35 per cent of women who get breast cancer will be diagnosed with secondary cancer within 10 years, according to the charity Breast Cancer Now.

Source: Daily Mail September 05, 2018 08:19 UTC