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Post a new topicby contentuser on Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:01 pm


Breast Cancer Classifications


Most breast cancer develops in glandular tissue and is classified as adenocarcinoma. The earliest form of the disease, ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), develops solely in the milk ducts. The most common type of breast cancer invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), develops from DCIS, spreads through the duct walls, and invades the breast tissue. Invasive ductal carcinoma also is called infiltrating ductal carcinoma.

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