Inflammatory Breast Cancer Clinic

Breast cancer does not always present with a lump. A swollen red breast, often with an inverted nipple and no lump, is the classic appearance of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), the most aggressive type of breast cancer. 

UT MD Anderson is a leader in IBC treatment. Since 2006, UT MD Anderson has cared for these patients in the Morgan Welch Inflammatory Breast Cancer Clinic, dedicated exclusively to women with IBC. 

The IBC clinic accepts newly diagnosed and previously treated IBC patients. The first appointment for IBC new patients is typically scheduled on a Wednesday. During this visit, the patients meets her medical oncologist, radiation oncologist and surgeon in just one appointment and at one location. 

On that same day, this care team meets to formulate a personalized, multidisciplinary treatment strategy for each case.  Patients end the appointment with a comprehensive, customized treatment plan, and the knowledged that the best physicians are caring for them every step of the way. 

Clinic patients will also have access to clinical trials that offer novel therapies to treat this rare disease.

IBC Research Program

The Inflammatory Breast Cancer Clinic is part of an integrated, state-funded IBC research program that includes the basic, translational and clinical research. This research provides the scientific basis for the world-class treatment provided in the clinic.

Our international tissue registry includes tumor samples from all over the world, and represents a crucial resource to help understand and potentially lead to a cure for inflammatory breast cancer.