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Breast Cancer Basics
Q. I had breast cancer in the past, and I’m really scared of it coming back. What can you tell me about recurrent breast cancer?
A. Recur (“re-occur”) means the same breast cancer you initially experienced has returned. It may come back in your breast (the same one, if you had a lumpectomy; or the other breast); but it may also come back in another part of your body. The important thing to remember is recurrent breast cancer is the SAME cancer you had initially.
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Herceptin Immune Targeted Therapy for Breast Cancer
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After Inflammatory Breast Cancer: What Breast Cancer Awareness Month...
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National Cancer Institute loses Funding, Hurting Breast Cancer...
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Types of Breast Cancer: Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) and P...
Q. I’ve been diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer. What can you tell me about it, and what my treatment might be like?A. Inflammatory breast... Read more »
Types of Breast Cancer: Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC)
Background Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a relatively rare type of breast cancer grows in the lymph vessels of the skin of the breast. Because... Read more »
Types of Breast Cancer: Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS)
Q. I’ve just been diagnosed with LCIS. The doctor said it’s not really cancer; but if that’s the case, why is it called cancer? I’m... Read more »
Types of Breast Cancer: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
Q. I’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer. The doctor tells me it’s DCIS. What does that mean?A. Congratulations! Seems strange to say that... Read more »
Types of Breast Cancer: Infiltrating/Invasive Lobular Carcinom...
Q. I’ve heard of women with DCIS and IDC, but I just found out I have ILC. What’s that?A. ILC–infiltrating lobular carcinoma–is similar to... Read more »
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