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Stage II Breast Cancer indicates that the cancer is growing, and it may still be contained in the breast or is growing and extending to nearby lymph nodes.[1] Stage II breast cancer is further categorised into two sub-stages; Stage IIA and Stage IIB. The differing factors that deviate the two stages are, firstly the size of the tumor, and secondly the distance and development of the lymph nodes. In Stage IIA, the tumor is small, approximately 0 - 2 cm, and has not yet spread to or is in the initial period of spreading to the lymph nodes. In Stage IIB, the tumor has grown and is larger than what it was in Stage IIA, about 2 – 5 cm. In this stage, the cancer could either not yet be growing in the lymph nodes, or, has spread and is present in the lymph nodes.
Stage II Breast Cancer | |
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Specialty | Oncology |
Symptoms | Nipple discharge ,Breast or nipple pain,Redness of the breasts,Breast dimpling. |
Types | Stage IIA, Stage IIB |
Causes | Abnormal growth of cancerous tumour cells. |
Risk factors | Age,Genetics,Family history,Having dense breasts, Menstrual history ,Breastfeeding history |
Diagnostic method | Imaging ,breast ultrasound ,mammogram. |
Prevention | Mastectomy , lifestyle. |
Treatment | Chemotherapy , Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), targeted therapy drugs. |
Medication | HER2 |
Frequency | Statistics |
Breast Cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and leading cause of death in females worldwide. Moreover, one in eight women in the USA, and one in eleven women in Australia, will develop invasive breast cancer throughout their life.[2]