Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Inflammatory Breast Cancer - A rare but extremely invasive form of breast cancer. Inflammatory breast cancer blocks the lymph nodes in breast tissue, which can cause pain, swelling, redness, and heat. The skin of the breast may also show a pitted appearance, similar to the skin of an orange. Inflammatory breast cancer comprises less than one percent of reported breast cancer cases in the United States.

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