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In a clinic or hospital setting what are common symptoms of inflammatory breast cancer does it always involve redness and swelling or can it not?
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Inflammation: Inflammatory breast cancer by definition is characterized by redness and swelling associated with the malignant area.
Answered 11/24/2015
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