Approximately, 268,600 Americans are diagnosed with Breast Cancer each year, and 30% will eventually develop Stage IV.  6% of first time Breast Cancer patients are already Stage IV when first diagnosed.  Patients diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer, on average, live 18-36 months after diagnosis, killing, 41,000 men and women each year.

Despite these statistics, only 2-5% of research dollars are focused on the treatment for patients with stage IV Breast Cancer.