Inflammatory breast cancer symptoms tend to appear very quickly.
“At first, patients might complain of a spot-like rash, or of their bra not fitting like it used to or suddenly feeling tight,” explains Bora Lim, M.D.., a medical oncologist who specializes in the treatment of inflammatory breast cancer. “Then, in a matter of months, weeks or even days, more than half of their breast — or their entire breast — is involved.”...
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare subtype of breast cancer whose symptoms typically first appear as breast skin changes. It accounts...
As a first-time mother, 35-year-old Stephanie Cobb expected to feel exhausted after the birth of her daughter, Eloise, in early 2019. But...
Olivia Franz was 27 years old when she was diagnosed with stage IV, HER2 positive inflammatory breast cancer (IBC).
In mid-October 2020, Olivia had noticed a painless lump in her left breast. She was breastfeeding her four-month-old son at the time. Ultrasound results showed she had mastitis, so she took antibiotics for one week.
“During that week, my lump and breast grew and swelled, so my doctor scheduled another...
Redness or another change in the skin color of the breast, swelling on one side and/or a rash that appears quickly — sometimes literally overnight...
On Oct. 13, 2014, I received the news that I had inflammatory breast cancer. Everything my local doctor said right after that sounded like...
When I was diagnosed with triple-negative inflammatory breast cancer in October 2020, it was jarring, to say the least. I was only 38 ...
If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, you may already know you have many options when it comes to where to seek treatment.
But...
I’m the kind of person who follows my gut. So, when I looked up my symptoms online and thought I had inflammatory breast cancer, I kept pushing...
Whether you’re facing a cancer diagnosis, want to better understand your risk or celebrating life after cancer, you likely have questions...