Stage 3 breast cancer?

Yes: Stage 3 breast cancer indicates spread to more than 3 lymph nodes for a breast cancer of any size. Will likely need surgery, chemotherapy & radiation therapy. See an oncologist for more details.

Lymph Nodes: Stage 3 cancer means the breast cancer has extended to beyond the immediate region of the tumor and may have invaded nearby lymph nodes and muscles, but has not spread to distant organs. Although this stage is considered to be advanced, there are a growing number of effective treatment options.

Large tumor or nodes: Stage 3 breast cancer means any size tumor with more than 4 lymph nodes involved, or a tumor involving the skin or chest wall, even if there are no lymph nodes involved. It's still a curable breast cancer, but because there are usually multiple lymph nodes involved, there is a higher chance it will come back. Chemotherapy and radiation are always necessary as part of treatment for stage 3.

It is locally advanc: When the tumor in the breast is quite advanced, often more than 5 cm(>2 inches) in size and starting to cause local skin invasion and also spreading into multiple lymph nodes in the arm pit.