Surgery does not slow the spread of metastatic breast cancer. However, in certain circumstances, surgery may help reduce pain and improve other symptoms in some people with metastatic breast cancer. If your medical oncologist thinks you may benefit from surgery as part of the multidisciplinary management of your metastatic breast cancer, they may arrange for a consultation with our breast surgeons at UChicago Medicine.
Surgeons may be an important part of your care team at UChicago Medicine. Often, they review your case alongside our medical oncologists and radiation oncologists. If they think you may benefit, they will suggest surgery to make you more comfortable and improve the quality of your life.