Kuala Lampur, June 12 -- Despite remarkable advances in cancer treatment, breast cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women worldwide and continues to pose a significant public health challenge.

While awareness campaigns and screening programmes have contributed to earlier detection, a substantial number of patients are still diagnosed when the disease has already progressed beyond the breast.

This condition, known as metastatic breast cancer, represents one of the greatest challenges in modern oncology and remains a leading cause of breast cancer-related mortality.

Metastatic breast cancer, often referred to as secondary breast cancer, develops when cancer cells from the original breast tumour spread to distant orga...