The Reality of Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Closer Look

<p>Every October, the pink wave of breast cancer awareness comes crashing in.  </p><p>Yet, this pink wave glosses over the fact that breast cancer kills more than 43,000 women every year.  </p><p>Meanwhile, metastatic breast cancer (the breast cancer that kills) receives so little attention, research focus, &amp; funding.  And this changes little, year to year.</p><p>Part of why metastatic breast cancer is so underfunded, so poorly understood, &amp; so problematic is the oversexualization of breast cancer.  <em>Breasts are sexy, breast cancer is pink, &amp; nobody likes to think about breasts killing somebody</em>.  </p><p>However, here we are, in 2023 with still no cure for metastatic breast cancer in a world where companies &amp; corporations “go pink” every October as a PR campaign.</p><p>To take some real steps towards changing this narrative, listen to this episode <b>NOW.</b></p><p><br/><br/></p><p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/theoncopt/'>Follow TheOncoPT on Instagram.<br/></a><a href='https://tiktok.com/@theoncopt'>Follow TheOncoPT on TikTok.<br/></a><a href='https://twitter.com/TheOncoPT'>Follow TheOncoPT on Twitter.</a></p>