Stages Of Breast Cancers

When dealing with breast cancer, you need to look at the different stages so you can be better prepared to face it head on.

Breast cancer often occurs in stages. Some cancers spread slowly while others spread quickly. There are cancers that are predictable in growth and there are those that spread unpredictably. The cancers that are unpredictable are created by the use of estrogen in the body.

The stage itself will depend mainly on the size of the tumor and if the cancer has spread or not.

Stage 0

Stage 0 refers to noninvasive carcinoma or carcinoma in situ. With this stage the cells are abnormal in the lining of the lobule but are not cancerous as yet.

Stage 1 and 2

In stage 1, the tumor has become cancerous and has grown to an inch in diameter, but has not spread beyond the breast. With stage 2, one of three things has happened: 1) The cancerous tumor grows to less than one inch across and has spread to the lymph nodes under the arm, 2) The cancerous tumor has grown to be about one and two inches, but has not reached the lymph nodes as yet, but is leaning in that direction, 3) The cancerous tumor is larger than 2 inches in diameter and has not moved.

Stage 3

In stage 3, the cancerous tumor has grown to more than two inches apart, and has reached and penetrated the lymph nodes of the underarms. In some cases this type of cancer has been known to spread to the lymph nodes near the breastbone, or other tissue near the breast.

Stage 4

In stage 4, this is metastatic cancer. The cancer has spread beyond the breast and lymph nodes to other parts of the body.

Despite all misconceptions, breast cancer is dangerous but it can be cured if caught in time.

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