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Inflammatory breast cancer
Inflammatory breast cancer describes a particularly rare and aggresive form of breast cancer most commonly arising from the cells which line the milk ducts in the breasts. Quickly dividing cancer cells block the normal flow of blood and lymph fluid out of the breast causing trapped white blood cells to release inflammatory chemicals which cause the earliest symptoms of tender, warm, red and swollen breasts with skin changes (peau d'orange).
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
14 year experience in family medicine
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Teenager 14-18 | Rare | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | |||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common | ||||
Senior 60+ | Very common |
How it can usually be treated?
How is it usually diagnosed?
Medications
Procedures
Surgery
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A 49-year old asked:
Where can I get help to rule out inflammatory breast cancer?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I read inflammatory breast cancer can look like a bug bite on the breast? how quickly does it spread externally from there?
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I read inflammatory breast cancer can look like a bug bite on the breast? How quickly does it spread externally from there?
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A 48-year old asked:
My mum has been diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer, what can I do/say to help?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Does inflammatory breast cancer look like a 4mm circular sore that's been there for over a month and has new skin growing over top? i'm nursing.
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A 35-year old asked:
What exactly is inflammatory breast cancer?
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What are signs of inflammatory breast cancer?
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Can inflammatory breast cancer get worse and better?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Can inflammatory breast cancer rashes be close to the armpit?
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A 39-year old asked:
Please post pictures of inflammatory breast cancer in early stages?
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A 40-year old asked:
What distinguishes inflammatory breast cancer from invasive breast cancer?
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What is inflammatory breast cancer, how is it different from other cancers?
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Is there a difference between inflammatory breast cancer and invasive breast cancer?
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A 51-year old female asked:
If you have inflammatory breast cancer could you have a big appetite & feel energetic?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can you let me know how many of you out there have heard of inflammatory breast cancer?
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A 41-year old asked:
How is inflammatory breast cancer different from other types of breast cancer? Why is it difficult to detect and diagnose?
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A female asked:
What is inflammatory breast cancer? Is inflammatory breast cancer different from other types of breast cancer? What is the difference?
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A 33-year old asked:
I have symptoms of inflammatory breast cancer but there is a 3 week waiting time for a gp appointment. What should I do?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Does inflammatory breast cancer look like a 4 mm pinkish bump on breast skin that has been there for 3 months unchanged? I'm also nursing.
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A 21-year old asked:
What is Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC)?
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A 51-year old female asked:
How do you know the difference between a breast abscess and inflammatory breast cancer?
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A 51-year old female asked:
If you have inflammatory breast cancer could you have a fever?
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A 34-year old asked:
How do I know I have invasive ductal carcinoma versus inflammatory breast cancer?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Can you see inflammatory breast cancer on ultrasound?
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A 43-year old asked:
What are the differences between inflammatory breast cancer and mastitis?
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A member asked:
What can cause swelling below the areola (besides inflammatory breast cancer)? No redness, pain, etc. Swollen nodes, but have been battling an infection.
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A 51-year old female asked:
My oncologist thinks I have an abscess.He did a blood culture so I will get results.Big painful lump still there.Is it inflammatory breast cancer?
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A 51-year old female asked:
If you have a fever then take antibiotics and the fever goes away but you still have a big painful lump could this be inflammatory breast cancer?My
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A 40-year old female asked:
Inflamitory breast cancer?
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A 34-year old asked:
I have sharp pains in my left breast; could it be cancer?
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