Breast cancer
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
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Teenager 14-18 | Rare | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | |||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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