Ask the Expert: Advanced Breast Cancer: Provider’s Perspective [Video]

The Expert:

Kristen Zarfos, M.D., FACS is the Medical Director of the Karl J. Krapek, Sr. Comprehensive Women’s Health Center with Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group at Saint Francis Hospital.

What is advanced breast cancer?

It can be extensive disease in the breast itself or disease that’s gone beyond the breast.

Are women with advanced breast cancer at higher risk for emotional distress?

So, I was thinking about this a great deal, that when we go through life, whether in your 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s – our audience today – many of us just think they’re endless possibilities, and I think that’s a good thing for women. I think we shouldn’t put a cap on where we think we can go with our lives. And then one day, you’re told you have advanced breast cancer and suddenly there seems to be a cap or roof on where you can go. And I like women of …