inflammatory breast cancer

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Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is the most aggressive. form of breast cancer. It is called inflammatory breast. cancer because its main symptoms are …

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inflammatory breast cancer
What is inflammatory
breast cancer?
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is the most aggressive
form of breast cancer. It is called inflammatory breast
cancer because its main symptoms are swelling and
redness of the breast. It is a less common form of
invasive ductal cancer. Unlike other forms of breast
cancer, IBC often lacks a distinct lump or tumor.
Instead, it grows in nests or sheets that spread
through the breast. IBC is not usually detected by
mammograms or ultrasounds unless there is a
defined lump. If no lump is present, it can be hard to
diagnose. Because IBC cells spread easily to other
parts of the body, it requires prompt diagnosis and
treatment.
Who is at risk?
IBC accounts for about one to six percent of new
cases of breast cancer.
It is slightly more common in African American
women. As many as ten percent of new breast
cancer cases in African American women are IBC,
compared…