Realwomen of BC - Archives - September2006 - Inflammatory Breast Cancer

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THE REAL NEWS The R.E.A.L WOMEN of BC Newsletter September 2006, P.O. Box 39068, Point Grey RPO, Vancouver, BC V6R 4P1, Tel/Fax: 604- 463-1611, website: http://www.realwomen.bc.ca
Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) IBC is a type of breast cancer that is not that well known. It is a disease that spreads very fast. You don't have to have a lump to have breast cancer. Some of the symptoms include: -An indented thickening of tissue in or near the breast or in the underarm area -A change in the size or shape of the breast -Nipple discharge or tenderness, or the nipple pulled back (inversion) into the breast -Ridges or pitting of the breast (the skin looks like the skin of an orange) -A change in the way the skin of the breast, areola, or nipple looks or feels (for example, warm, swollen,red, or scaly) Often IBC is mis-diagnosed as an infection and antibiotics are prescribed. For more detailed information visit www.ibcresearch.org.