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Tubular breast cancer is a type of invasive ductal cancer, so named because of it's appearance under the microscope. This represents 5-10% of all breast cancers. It tends to occur in women over 50 and is usually low-grade. All things being equal, our cure rates are very high with this type of cancer.

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Is a type of:

Breast cancer

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

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