- The tumour is fixed to the skin or chest wall, the lymph nodes might or might not include cancer cells, but there is no further extend
Stage 3C indicates
- The tumour could be any size and has extended to lymph nodes in the armpit and beneath the breast bone, or to nodes above or below the collarbone, but there is no further extend
Stage 3 breast cancer is typified by one of the followung:
- A primary cancer that measures less than 5 cm (2 inches) in size and causes axillary (underarm) lymph nodes to be attached to each other or other structures
- A primary cancer that ic greater than 5 cm (2 inches) in sizd a nd involves axillary lym ph nodes
- A primary cancer that is attached to the chest wall or skin
Breast cancer that hass extended to the lymph nkdes generally referred to a s node-positive disease.
Effective treatment of stage 3 breast cancer needs both local and systemic therapy. Local therapy includes surgery and/or radiation and is directed at obliterating any cancer cells in or near the breast. Systemic therapy is aimed at at obliterating cancer cells all through the body, and might consist of chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, or biological therapy.
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