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Have you been diagnosed with Breast Cancer Los Angeles area?
In the United States the National Cancer Institute estimated for 2008
about 182,460 new cases of breast cancer in women and 1,990 cases
of breast cancer in men with deaths of 40,480 in women and 450 in
men.
Stage I
In Stage I Breast Cancer the tumor is no larger than three-quarters of
an inch (2 centimeters) across and cancer cells have not been found in
other parts of the body.
Stage II
In Stage II Breast Cancer, the tumor is typically between 2 to 5
centimeters (three-quarters of an inch to 2 inches) across. In Stage II
Breast Cancer, the cancer may have spread to lymph nodes near the
breast.
Stage III
Stage III Breast Cancer is considered a locally advanced breast cancer
that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes.
Stage IV
Stage IV Breast Cancer has spread to other parts of the body, i.e. has
developed metastases.
The criteria of diagnosing and staging are the same for every patient
with breast cancer. However, even if the pathological diagnosis shows
the same type of cancerous cell and the staging shows the same
degree of progression, every patient has her own individual breast
cancer as a result of many different combinations of causal
factors ranging from inherited constitution and disposition to adopted
life style. Therefore, the optimal strategy against breast cancer,
against any cancer, requires a personalized treatment.