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INFLAMMATORY BREAST CANCER
What is IBC?
Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) is THE MOST aggressive type of breast cancer in which the cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin of the breast. This type of breast cancer is called “inflammatory” because the breast often looks swollen and red, or “inflamed”, sometimes overnight. Signs of IBC Because inflammatory breast cancer doesn’t usually occur as a breast lump and has a peculiar growth pattern, its symptoms are not typical signs of cancer, and may appear to be something else. IBC symptoms may include one or some of the below:
IBC is treated differently, because it is different. |
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