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A condition in which cells lining the inside of the breast grow in an uncontrolled manner.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Breast diseases • Cancer

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Common
Teenager
14-18
Rare
Young adult
19-40
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

How it can usually be treated?

Can be cured with medical treatment

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

Body locations

Chest

Types of

Metastatic breast cancer
Condition
Paget disease of the nipple
Condition
Intraductal carcinoma
Condition
Lobular carcinoma in situ
Condition
Tubular carcinoma
Condition
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Symptoms

Chills
Chest pain
Breast pain
Breast lump
Breasts enlarged
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Breast cancer
Tamoxifen
4.1
115 reviews
Paclitaxel
3.9
67 reviews
Docetaxel
3.7
60 reviews
Epirubicin
3.3
60 reviews
Toremifene
2.9
60 reviews
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Breast cancer

Surgery

Mastectomy
3.1
9 reviews
Lumpectomy

Other treatments

Watchful waiting
Counseling
Preventing breast cancer

Risk factors

Personal

Getting no exercise
Exposure to radiation
Cigarette smoking

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