where does breast cancer generally metastasize?
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lymph nodes, because they are close. however, theoretically anywhere. the cencer can break off and travel through the blood to anywhere in the body and set up a new location
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read here \n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metastasis\n\nthe process is called metastasis
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I had a lumpectomy in April and I can tell you at first there isn't all that much draining. But when I was home it did drain. You have to measure the fluid and write it down to show to the doctor. When it get to a point where he wants it the drains come out. \nIf you need more info email me and I will be happy to answer your questions. Help your mom where you can , she will get though this like many of us.
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I assume you're talking about actual cancer and not dysplasia\n\nStage 0 - Carcinoma in situ; CIN 3. The abnormal cells are in the surface layer of the cervix and have not invaded deeper tissues. This stage is not cancer. Also called pre-malignant or precancerous.\n\nStage 1 - Cancer in the cervix only\n\nIA - Invasion of the cervical tissues can only be seen with a microscope. (Further classified into 1A1 and 1A2, depending upon depth)\n\nIB - Lesions wider than 7 mm or deeper than 5 mm, or that can be seen without a microscope (Further classified for tumors larger or smaller than 4 cm)\n\nStage 2 - Cancer extends beyond the cervix, but not as far as the pelvic wall\n\n2A - Extends to upper part of the vagina, but not to the surrounding tissues (parametria)\n\n2B - Extends to the parametrial tissues (but not to the pelvic wall).\n\nStage 3 - The cancer has extended beyond Stage 2, but not beyond the pelvic area. Note: although this system does not include lymph node sampling, in other systems a positive lymph node would put the cancer in Stage 3.\n\n3A - The cancer has spread to the lower third of the vagina, but nowhere else.\n\n3B - The cancer has spread to the pelvic wall, or has blocked a ureter (ureters carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder).\n\nStage 4 - Cancer has spread to the bladder, rectum, or outside the pelvis.\n\n4A - Spread to the rectum or bladder.\n\n4B - Spread (metastasis) to distant organs such as the lungs or liver.
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Cancer cells originate among the normal cells of the tissue or organ in which the cancer arises.  Some combination of external factors, e.g. carcinogenic chemical exposure, and a cell's response to those factors produces a cell that is genetically different from its normal neighbors.  It has become a mutant, containing altered DNA.  The most important result of this mutation is that the transformed cell escapes from the controls that regulate the growth, maturation, and rate of replication of its normal neighbors.  The transformed cell begins to grow more rapidly and divide at more and more frequent and irregular intervals.  The developing cancer becomes a cluster of deviant cells that consume more and more metabolic resources (nutrients and oxygen), depriving surrounding cells of these resources.\n\nAs this is happening, the malignant cells come to resemble their original cell type less and less.  Among other things, they will begin to produce plasma membrane proteins that differ from those of their normal precursors.  Often this occurs early enough in the course of the cancer development that the malignant cells can be recognized as foreign by the body's immune system and destroyed before they have a chance to develop into an actual tumor.  Many cell biologists believe that this process, the emergence, detection, and destruction of early incipient malignancies, begins to occur very early in life.  Part of the reason that clinically significant cancer becomes so much more frequent as we age is probably that this immune surveillance for abnormal cell development loses its effectiveness with age.\n\nCancers arising in different tissue types, and even in the same tissue types, vary widely in how much their cells are altered morphologically and phsyiologically from the original precursor cell type.  They also vary widely in how fast they grow, how early in their development they begin to invade and damage surrounding tissue, and how readily they colonize other tissues/organs via the bloodstream or the lymphatic circulation (metastasis).  Cancers in which the cells more closely resemble their precursors, which grow relatively slowly, and metastasize rarely or not at all, are usually easier to treat medicallly or surgically once they have been detected.  Cancers whose cells have been radically altered from the original cell type, which grow rapidly, and metastasize early, are much more difficult to treat and are more likely to be lethal.  This is especially true of cancers that grow to large size and metastasize before they even begin to produce symptoms noticeable by the patient.  Examples are most lung cancers, pancreatic cancers, and stomach cancers.\n\nIn any case, cancer cells differ greatly from their normal neighbors, most critically in the structure of their DNA and in the ways that the genetic information contained in their DNA is expressed.  The key result, again, is the abililty of these cells to grow and reproduce more rapidly and uncontrollably than their normal precursor cells.
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Any tumor large enough will start to accumulate dead tissue it it's interior.  Why?  The reason is simple.  In order for a tumor to live it needs blood supply from the host (to provide it with oxygen and nutrients found in the red blood cells and the blood).  This process known as angiogenesis occurs by the growth of new blood vessels into the tumor.  However, when a tumor gets large enough or when it is disturbed (ie with andti-cancer drugs), then the blood vessels may no longer reach the tumor or parts of it.  The tumor then becomes necrotic, especially at it's core.
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Lisa, I am a cancer survivor myself and I know that lung cancer can spread from the breast, liver or bone.cruelladeville47
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1/2 centimeter is still very small. I'd want the tumor removed immediately and also any close lymph nodes removed to check for signs of cancer. Then ask the oncologist if you need any radiation or chemo. I'd also want a PET scan to make sure there was no cancer lurking anywhere else like in the liver or brain. You have a good chance for another very long remission or even a cure. Ask about taking tamoxifen after you finish your treatments. Hopefully you were taking it for 5 years after your first bout. If not, that is possibly why you have had a recurrence. Don't waste your time and window of opportunity with alternative treatments unless they are approved first by your oncologist and done in addition to traditional medical treatments. good luck
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No it is not normal to have breast that are differant in size or painful. Since cancer is only painful in advanced stages, you may have fibrocystic breast. Either way you should consult your Dr. just to be on the safe side, if it turns out to be fibro, please e-mail me and I`ll tell you a secret I learned at the age of 17 to rid you of the lumps and pain..I learned a something, believe this or not from a chiropractor when the Dr.`s was going to remove my breast, IT WORKED!!! I`m 43 and have no problems! Be Blessed, I`ll be praying for you! Rev.Susan
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Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. Metastasis is defined as the stage in which cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system. Cancer may affect people at all ages, but risk increases with age. It is one of the leading causes of death in developed countries.\n\nThere are many types of cancer. Severity of symptoms depends on the site and character of the malignancy and whether there is metastasis. A definitive diagnosis usually requires the histologic examination of tissue by a pathologist. This tissue is obtained by biopsy or surgery. Most cancers can be treated and some cured, depending on the specific type, location, and stage. Once diagnosed, cancer is usually treated with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. As research develops, treatments are becoming more specific for the type of cancer pathology. Drugs that target specific cancers already exist for several cancers. If untreated, cancers may eventually cause illness and death, though this is not always the case.\n\nfor more info. about cancer click the link below:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer\nyou will get all the information you need about cancer in the link.
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You can get it young, but it doesn't sound like a typical breast cancer lump.  My experience was a small hard lump that did not hurt nor was red.  Go to the doctor to be sure.
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Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that has developed from cells of the breast. A malignant tumor is a group of cancer cells that may invade surrounding tissues or spread (metastasize) to distant areas of the body.
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Women with breast cancer can have many different symptoms. These include: \n\na lump or lumps in the breast, \nchange in the size, shape or skin of the breast, \nchanges to the nipple, \nblood-stained discharge from the nipple, and \npain in the breasts (this is quite rare).\nHowever, most lumps, around 90% that develop in breasts are not due to cancer. Often it is a cyst, a fibroadenoma (a solid lump) and sometimes breasts are just generally lumpy (known as diffuse nodularity).\n\nEven though most breast lumps are not cancer, finding one can be very frightening and you should get it checked out by your GP as soon as possible. Your GP may refer you to a specialist for more tests. A referral does not mean that it is cancer; it simply means that the GP wants another opinion.
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My mum has been diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year and had a mastectomy.  I needed to know a lot of information in order to be able to help her.  I found these websites very useful:\n\nwww.breastcancer.org\nwww.getbcfacts.com\n\nThese sites are very  informative and they will give you the information you need.\n\nThank God, now days treatment of BC has advanced beyond imagination.
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cancer of the human breasts.
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Symptoms \n\nEarly breast cancer usually does not cause pain. In fact, when breast cancer first develops, there may be no symptoms at all. But as the cancer grows, it can cause changes that women should watch for: \n\n\nA lump or thickening in or near the breast or in the underarm area. \nA change in the size or shape of the breast. \nA discharge from the nipple. \nA change in the color or feel of the skin of the breast, areola, or nipple (dimpled, puckered, or scaly). \nA woman should see her doctor if she notices any of these changes. Most often, they are not cancer, but only a doctor can tell for sure.
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The tumor needs to be removed first with clear margins, then depending on whether it has spread, or has a potential to metastasize, radiation and in some cases chemotherapy are required.  Heres a site with some information:\n\nhttp://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Sites-Types/synovial