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Is it possible to develop inflammatory breast cancer within 3 months of a clear mammogram? i have a small rash on breast 3 mos post clear mammogram.
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Yes but unlikely: Inflammatory breast cancer (or Paget's disease of the breast) can develop quickly, starting out in the ducts (as ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS) which generally forms calcifications or spots that are picked up on mammograms; however, mammograms are notorious for providing false negative (&false positive) results. That being said, the odds are on your side that it's a b9 (fungal?) rash/dermatiti
Answered 10/14/2016
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I got this big red rash on my breasts back in march, showed it to my doctor and then ive been using fungus cream to get rid of it,most of it is gone now, have a mammagram for the end of this month, could that be breast cancer? or is it just a fungus?
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