Can inflammatory breast cancer symptoms get better with antibiotics and then get worse once off antibiotics ?

No.: Inflammatory breast cancer is a type of breast cancer where the lymphatics that drain the skin of the breast become plugged by cancer cells giving the appearance of an infection. Antibiotics should only affect bacterial infections, and since the breast is not infected with this form of cancer, antibiotics should have no effect.

YES!!: Ibc can improve with certain antibiotics, because they decrease inflammatory proteins. This can cause a delay in diagnosis. However, a breast infection or cellulitis can also improve and then worsen off antibiotics. If you have persistent redness, swelling, or breast pain that has not resolved after several weeks of antibiotics, please see a breast specialist as soon as possible!

No: Inflammatory breast cancer is not due to infection with associated inflammation . Rather it is a superficial form of tumor, highly aggressive and invading the subcutanceous lymphatics to give the red appearance around the tumor which appears as an area of swollen tissue . . Bx will show the subcutaneous lymphatics plugged with tumor which responds to hormones and chemo