It is estimated that there are more than 150,000 women presently living with metastatic breast cancer in the U.S. Called Stage 4, it means the cancer, which started in the breast, has spread to create tumors in other parts of the body, such as the lungs, liver, bones and the brain. Slightly more than 20% of Stage 4 breast cancer patients survive 5 years…

The disease was unrelenting, but so was Amy’s determination to survive. More than just survive— Amy had moved on with her life. She became an advocate for the need for research funding to treat the breast cancer no one likes to talk about: Stage 4 metastaticbreast cancer. She talked about it locally and nationally— what this disease is and what it’s like to live with it. She did it with her voice, her words and her artwork. She did it as only a true artist with an artist’s sensibility can do. As only Amy could do.

MBC research benefits everyone at every stage of the diagnosis. One–third of all people diagnosed with early stage disease will become metastatic months or years after treatment. We need a CURE for ALL, and that cure will only come through funded research.

About METAvivor

METAvivor is dedicated to the specific fight of women and men living with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. At the time of METAvivor’s founding, no organization was dedicated to funding research for the disease and no patient groups were speaking out about the dearth of stage 4 cancer research. While more and more people have taken up the cry for more stage 4 research, METAvivor remains the sole US organization dedicated to awarding annual stage 4 breast cancer research.