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Inflammatory Breast Cancer Prognosis
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The three major treatments of breast cancer are surgery, radiation, and drug therapy. No one treatment fits every patient, and combination therapy is usually required. The choice is determined by many factors, including the age of the patient, menopausal status, the kind of cancer (ductal vs. lobular), its stage, and whether or not the tumor contains hormone-receptors.
Breast cancer treatments are defined as local or systemic:
- Local Treatment. Surgery and radiation are considered local th...
Expert & Community Posts
When the Prognosis Isn’t Good - Inflammatory and Other Aggressive Breast Cancers
By Phyllis Johnson , Health Expert...surgeon told me he wanted to schedule a biopsy for inflammatory breast cancer (IBC). I was too... Read more »
Fast FAQs on Types of Breast Cancer
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert...Recurrent Breast Cancer Less Common Breast Cancers: Inflammatory Breast Cancer and Paget's... Read more »
Resolved: No More Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis
By Phyllis Johnson , Health Expert...gets furious too. Patti's daughter Tina died of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC). Patti, like... Read more »
A Husband's Guide to Understanding Breast Cancer Prognosis
By Tom Brown , Health Expert...Lobular Cancer (ILC) Less Common Breast Cancers: Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) and Paget's... Read more »
Susan: Writing Her Way Through Inflammatory Breast Cancer
By Phyllis Johnson , Health Expert...Part of Susan's story is familiar to people in the inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) community. ... Read more »
Health Guide
Breast Cancer Symptom FAQs: Breast Swelling
...up and was hot and painful to the touch. My doctor treated me for mastitis, but it turned out to be inflammatory breast cancer. I think other women should be aware that not all breast cancers... 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 it usually doesn’t form an easy-to-find lump and... Read more »Types of Breast Cancer: Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) and Paget's Disease
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 cancer (IBC) accounts for fewer than 5% of new... Read more »Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Diagnosis
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Related News
Aggressive Breast Cancer: Watch Your BMI
April 04, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A woman's height to weight ratio -- commonly known as her BMI (body mass index) -- could reflect more than her physical... Read summary »
Chemo+Herceptin may reduce surgeries
October 03, 2008According to a new study, the combination of chemotherapy and the medication Herceptin could drastically reduce the need for mastectomy. Researchers... Read summary »
Video: Understanding inflammatory breast cancer
October 03, 2008A rapid increase in breast size, itching, redness, and nipple inversion are among the symptoms of inflammatory breast cancer. Women whose lives have... Read summary »
Tykerb may treat inflammatory breast cancer
May 04, 2009Patients who have inflammatory breast cancer that has not responded to chemotherapy or to Herceptin may be helped by trying Tykerb, researchers say.... Read summary »
Could an Aspirin a day Reduce Breast Cancer?
May 13, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study finds taking an aspirin a day may lower a woman's risk for a common type of breast cancer. The study reveals daily... Read summary »
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