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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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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