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Please explain why is stage 4 breast cancer considered metastic cancer if it has begun in the breast?
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It's the definition : ..Of stage 4. You are correct in that the cancer will keep the name of the place it started at, so if a breast cancer metastasizes let's say to the bones or the lungs, it is called stage 4 (metastatic) breast cancer.
Answered 1/24/2014
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