Breast Cancer Stages

Stadium there is a phase where we can know where the location of the cancer, his cancer condition, as well as to at which the cancer spreads and knowing the influence incurred because the spread was caused. Stadium conducted to examine the extent to which the development of cancer and how it is handling should be done to prevent the growth of cancer cells spread.

Breast cancer Stage 0

Said stadium 0 because the cancer was still in the breast ducts or vessels as well as mammary glands, has not experienced the spread out of the area.

Breast cancer Stage 1

Stage 1A

Its size was very small and not spread out and has not been found in the lymph vessels.

Stage 1B

Breast cancer stage 1B means that breast cancer cells in the form of small ones found in the lymph nodes near the breast.

• There is no tumor in the breast, or
• The tumor has a size smaller than 2 cm

Breast cancer Stage 2

Stage IIA

• The cancer is smaller than 2 cm, the starting points are found in the lymph nodes in the armpit area.
• Cancer has size 2-5 cm, on the lymph vessels have not been going the spread of cancer cells to dots
• The dots on the underarm lymph vessels start but found no sign of the tumour in the breast

Stage II B

• Cancer size 2-5 cm
• Points of the lymph vessels in the armpits spread of breast cancer cells
• The tumor was 5 centimeters but has not spread to occur

Breast cancer Stage 3

Stage III A

• Cancer has been measuring 5 cm and has happened < spread of cancer cells at points the lymph vessels in the armpits
• Tumor larger than 5 cm and the small form of the breast cancer cells are in the lymph nodes.
• Tumor more than 5 centimeters and has spread to up to 3 lymph nodes in the armpit or to lymph nodes near the breastbone.

Stage III B

The onset of swelling in the chest wall also have started the existence of injuries that produce pus in the chest. Its spread can already regarding the lymph nodes in the underarm and upper arms.

Stage III C

It has been detected that the cancer cells have spread to the point-the point of the lymph vessels which is about 10 areas of lymph nodes have cancer cells spread, precisely under the collarbone.

Breast Cancer Stage IV

Unknown was how the size is definitely cancer cells in this phase. Because cancer cells have spread to other networks that are difficult to know. Cancer cells that spread has started to spread to a variety of locations, such as bone, lung, liver and rib cage also.