9/14/2009

Inflammatory and invasive breast cancers


Inflammatory & invasive breast cancers are given these names because of the symptoms they present.

Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) is marked by some or all of these symptoms: the nipple may be flat or inverted, sudden onset (perhaps over a few days/weeks) of swelling of one breast, nipple discharge, pain or itching, redness that may look like the breast is infected, or thick-feeling areas of the breast. The symptoms and appearance of IBC can sometimes cause a doctor to misdiagnose a patient with just an infection, and some feel mammograms can be inconclusive due to breast density at the time of the swelling. Inflammatory breast cancer is one of the most aggressive and debilitating cancers researchers have ever encountered. Although there are only 2 stages of inflammatory breast cancer they are very strong and rapid spreading.

Invasive breast cancer is graded in stages of 1-5, and at its higher stages has the traits of invading other parts of the body.This means the cancer has spread outside of the membranes of the breast ducts where it usually starts (Stage 0). It DOESN'T necessarily mean that it's spread throughout the WHOLE body. Most likely it has spread to the surrounding tissue of the breast.



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