Andrea Smith博士,与第四阶段的乳腺癌作斗争,共同创立了一个组织,以改善对转移性病人的支助服务。 Dr. Andrea Smith, battling stage four breast cancer, co-founded an organization to improve support services for metastatic patients.

Andrea Smith医生是一名49岁的四级乳腺癌病人,她发现对其病情的支持服务有限,他对此感到震惊。 Dr. Andrea Smith, a 49-year-old stage four breast cancer patient, was shocked to find limited support services for her condition. 尽管取得了一些改进,如在她的医院担任非全日性转移性乳癌护士的角色,但她感到需要更多。 Despite some improvements, such as a part-time metastatic breast cancer nurse role at her hospital, she felt more was needed. 作为回应,她共同创立了澳大利亚代谢性乳腺癌行动组织,推动获得关于患有转移性乳腺癌的人数的更好数据、更专门的服务和相互支持网络。 In response, she co-founded Metastatic Breast Cancer Action Australia to push for better data on the number of people with metastatic breast cancer, more specialized services, and a mutual support network. 由于新的治疗正在延长患者的生命,本组织旨在解决日益增长的支助需求。 The organization aims to address the growing need for support as new treatments are extending patients' lives.