Breast cancer question!


Question: Breast cancer question
Why is Stage 4 breast cancer considered metastic cancer if it has begun in the breast!?!?!?!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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All cancers are classified according to whether they are limited to where they started (stage I) or to how far they have spread (up to Stage IV)!.
Stage IV describes invasive breast cancer in which:
the cancer has spread to other organs of the body -- usually the lungs, liver, bone, or brain
"Metastatic at presentation" means that the breast cancer has spread beyond the breast and nearby lymph nodes, even though this is the first diagnosis of breast cancer!. The reason for this is that the primary breast cancer was not found when it was only inside the breast!. Metastatic cancer is considered stage IV!.

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Stage 4 means that it has spread, or metastasized!. It doesn't matter where it starts!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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