27 Metastasis 2/19/2003 Metastatic Lymph Nodes, LUNGS stage 3/4 -------------- Metastatic Breast Cancer Stage 4: *Though classified here as "early stage," prognosis can be poor for some stage 2 cancers, particularly those with many involved lymph nodes. Chances for survival are different for each stage of breast cancer. Early stage cancer (stages 1 and 2) has a better prognosis than later stage cancer (stage 3 and 4) Aromatase In addition, cancer that stays in the breast (localized cancer) has a better prognosis than cancer that has spread beyond the breast to the lymph nodes. The worst prognosis is for metastatic cancer, where the disease has spread beyond the lymph nodes to other parts of the body. hurleymotion: do you know what Percent of Women Surviving 5 Years Based on Stage of Cancer is for woman in stage 3b is? 49% and you know what it is for 4? 16% dysfunctional082: oh dysfunctional082: :( hurleymotion: 3a is 56% dysfunctional082: well miracles can happen Chemo mastectomy radiation additional round of chemotherapy with tamoxifen With chemotherapy, surgery and radiation, women with stage 3 breast cancer have a 50 to 60 percent chance of surviving five years after diagnosis