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Understanding Breast Cancer

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Understanding Breast Cancer
See how breast cancer develops deep down in the inner structures of the breast within the breast ducts.
Cellular Abnormalities & Breast Cancer
CLearn how mutation of the breasts' epithelial cells can lead to cancer.
Why a Tumor Grows
Learn how cell mutation turns into a mass of cells known as a tiumor.
Mammography
See how mammographies can help detect breast cancer.
Breast MRI
Learn how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses radio waves and magnets to detect breast cancer.
Why Cancer Spreads into the Lymphatic System
See how mutated cancer cells can spread to the lymphatic system, causing metastatic breast cancer.
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