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Early breast cancer

Early breast cancer is invasive cancer that has not spread far from the breast or armpit.

What is early breast cancer?

Early breast cancer is invasive cancer that is contained in the breast and may or may not have spread to lymph nodes in the breast or armpit. Some cancer cells may have spread outside the breast and armpit area but cannot be detected.

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