Inflammatory Breast Cancer - Do You Know What It Is?

A very dear friend sent me an email with a link to a news story. The subject line of her email was, "PLEASE! WATCH THIS VIDEO and forward it to the ALL women you know"

Inflammatory Breast Cancer often goes undiagnosed or improperly diagnosed. You'll see in the video story, that even some cancer centers contacted during the story, were uneducated on the subject. After watching the video and learning something that I've never really heard about, I decided this information was well worth passing on. Please share it with every woman you know and even every man.

There is also a lot more information available online. A good resource that explains this disease is the National Cancer Institute's website. On their site, it explains Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) as:

Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare but very aggressive type of breast cancer in which the cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin of the breast. This type of breast cancer is called “inflammatory” because the breast often looks swollen and red, or “inflamed.” IBC accounts for 1 to 5 percent of all breast cancer cases in the United States (1). It tends to be diagnosed in younger women compared to non-IBC breast cancer. It occurs more frequently and at a younger age in African Americans than in Whites. Like other types of breast cancer, IBC can occur in men, but usually at an older age than in women. Some studies have shown an association between family history of breast cancer and IBC, but more studies are needed to draw firm conclusions (2).

The National Cancer Institute's site also addresses the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of the Inflammatory Breast Cancer.

Here's the video for you to view: