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Breast Cancer : Complications

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Complications could include:
However, even with treatment, breast cancer can spread to other parts of the body. Sometimes, cancer returns even after the entire tumor is removed and nearby lymph nodes are found to be cancer-free.You may experience side effects or complications...
Source:ADAM
Date:December 1, 2008
Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1995.Mayers, Musa. Holding Tight, Letting Go: Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
The type and size of breast cancer developed largely determines the overall prognosis for an individual. Those with larger tumors and those with a type of breast tumor that does not usually respond to treatment may have a poorer outcome.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
The type and size of breast cancer developed largely determines the overall prognosis for an individual. Those with larger tumors and those with a type of breast tumor that does not usually respond to treatment may have a poorer outcome.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
The prognosis for breast cancer depends on the type and stage of cancer. Over 80% of stage I patients are cured by current therapies.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
The prognosis for breast cancer depends on the type and stage of cancer. Most patients can return to a normal lifestyle within a month or so after surgery.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Metastasis is the movement or spreading of cancer cells from one organ or tissue to another. Cancer cells usually spread through the bloodstream or the lymph system.Whether or not cancer cells metastasize(spread to) to other parts of the body depe...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 20, 2008
Metastasis can refer either to the spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body, or to the condition produced by this spread. The English word metastasis(plural, metastases) comes from a Greek word that means"a change."
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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