is inflamatory breast cancer cancer always fatal?
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its based on if it has spread any wheres else in the body
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I am a Certified Breast Care Consultant.  It could be an infection of his lobules, which needs a doctor, or it could be a sign of breast cancer... Breast cancer does occure in men although you don't hear much about it.  Other signs of a possible IBC (Inflammitory Breast Cancer) are retracting of the nipple, change in color of the areola (around the nipple) warm sensation, itching or burning, and many others.  This kind of cancer is not detectible by the usual breast exams. It requires a needle punch biopsy, they would insert a needle and remove a core of a few layers. Much like getting a piercing.  Because it is not a lump, it grows outward in 'sheets'.  If you get it checked out, bring up IBC because it is the fastest growing type of breast cancer, but has not been extensively studied.  Some doctors arent well educated of the type.  Best wishes.
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That depends on which doctors you ask. The traditionalists will always be as aggressive as possible against the cancer. They won't want to take any chances. YOu might go to a clinic that specializes in natural ways to treat cancer and see what they say. I don't blame you for not wanting to take Tamoxifen. My mother had a lumpectomy and radiation. She didn't have to take Tamoxifen. But I can't remember what the lab results for her cancer were.
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I suspect that you already know the answer to this - it's a mixed result.\n\nNo new tumours is certainly positive,\nAny increase in a tumour size  (her liver) is not great news.\nThe reduction of the tumours in her lungs IS great news.\n\nI guess it depends now on how the ones in her liver react over the coming days.\n\nOf course if the tumours in her lungs were the one which were causing the most concern, then perhaps again this might be a little more posisitve than it seems at first.\n\nThe oncologist (cancer speciaiist) will be able to give FAR more accurate thoughts than any well meaning lay folks like me can give though - if possible please try and speak to one of the people who are treating her, they are QUALIFIED to comment.
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Yes, my wife died of liver cancer 2 years ago, It is the most painful way to die too. The blisters are common, so is edema in the feet hands, and back. The liver becomes really swollen, and Doctors call that asides fluid, and you start to bleed internally, and become incontinent.\n\nI wish you and your family the very best of luck.
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I had breast cancer....go to your doctor asap  Best of luck..I AM DOING GREAT! YOU NEED A GOOD  SURGEON...I HAVE A GREAT ONE IN GEORGIA
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Yes and what people don't know is yes it is so strong to kill cancer that it destroys other things.  Teeth, bones even the small bones in the ears.  My cousin's daughter had lukemia and had chemo and now is nearly deaf, stunted her growth and she is 14 and the size of a 10 year old and nothing can be done to help her grow as growth hormones can cause lukemia. Her teeth are also shot from the Chemo.  She is in a wheel chair as it destroyed the bones in her hips too.But she is alive and we are happy for that.
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No. It is an auto-immune disese. In this disease body's defence mechanism gets deranged and attacks the self. It mainly and initially affects the joints. Later on it may involve the heart, kidney, spleen etc. This disease does not lead to cancer.
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Yes, depending on how far along the cancer is when it is found, and when treatment starts.  Not everybody survives this one.
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From what you wrote it sounds like a lymphoma type cancer or breast cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes and to the soft tissues which attach to the sternum but not inside the bone itself which is a good thing.  \n\nI can't give you the odds of living because I don't know her full history with cancer, family history, health issues she might have, how long since she noticed this, if it's the first test, etc.  But I can tell you that people are living with cancer like people live with asthma or diabetes.  \n\nIt sounds like she would need chemo and radiation to shrink the masses, then surgery to remove what they can, then more chemo and radiation, then physical therapy.  If they remove the lymph nodes which it sounds like they would be thinking of that, she probably would have a good chance to develop lymphedema, which in that case, I can help you with those issues but the first issue is cancer treatments.  What does her doctor suggest?\n\nI'm a cancer survivor and believe me if I got the diagnosis she did, I would opt for heavy duty chemo, radiation prior to surgery, then surgery for them to take out what they can, then more chemo and radiation and kill the stuff off, then you have to monitor things.  Has she had a PET scan?  I would say with the involvement of soft tissues, lymph nodes, she needs one to be sure it hasn't spread anywhere else unnoticed.\n\nHer odds aren't lost with the right treatment, she needs to keep a positive attitude and you need to show her alot of support because I imagine she is afraid, depressed, and worried about the odds and treatments and how she is gonna feel.
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Check these boards www.breastcancer.org \nYou find all the answers there.
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I applaud you!!!\n\nBeing a 2 year breast cancer survivor, with a sister and aunt who have also had it and other cancers (colon & prostate) in the family.  I really appreciate all that you and the other scientists do to find cures for the "C" word.
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People can live for a long time with lymphoma, depending how aggressive their disease is.  It's not really "curable", I don't think, but think of it more like a chronic disease.  However, if it's extremely aggressive and resistent to treatment, it can be fatal quickly.\n\nTreatment is chemotherapy, usually once every three weeks for 6 cycles, then sometimes maintenance therapy.\n\nGood luck to your friend.
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probably. i don't really know, but i've never heard of a cancer that couldn't kill.
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I'm going to post an answer I wrote for a similar question many weeks ago - I hope it helps:\n\n"...is she going to die?"\n\nI can't help you with the average survival time. Doctors and Cancer Research Center websites can give you all of the specifics. I can tell you, however, not to get bogged down with statistics. Statistically speaking, the chances may be low. But you can't focus on the numbers.  My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma almost 6 years ago.   Them he was diagnosed with testicular cancer about a year and a half ago.  If we would have listened to survival 'statistics' either time, he would have been dead in spirit before he even started treatment.  Make sure you and your mom stay focused on complete healing.
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I have Crohn's also. You can die from complications of the disease, but it's much less likely these days than it was in the past. As long as the problem is corrected ASAP, your mom will be fine. \n\nThis site lists the main complications and what can be done to correct them:\n\nhttp://health.yahoo.com/topic/digestive/complication/article/ehealthmd/Digestive_YMS_CD_complications;_ylt=Avxv9E66iAjCUgEGAlGB3CyRtcUF\n\nYou and your mom are in my thoughts. I hope she is doing well.\n\nRyan K is WRONG, by the way. Colon cancer is NOT a complication of Crohn's; it is a separate disease altogether and someone's chances of getting colon cancer when they have Crohn's are no higher than if they don't have Crohn's.
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My understanding is that it is treatable but not curable.  So if believe that there are "last stages" of cancer then I guess there could be "last stages" for Rhumatoid arthritis.  I have it and it normally dosn't bother me as much as it used to because I treated it when it was bad.  Now I just have to watch it and take care of it if it flares up.  I haven't had any replacements or illness from it so obviously mine was a lot more mild but to answer your question I don't believe there are any "last stages."