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Article: Breast Cancer
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- Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
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Breast Cancer
How Does Breast Cancer Start?
Who Gets Breast Cancer?
What Happens When Women Have Breast Cancer?
Can Breast Cancer Be Prevented?
Will There Ever Be a Way of Preventing Breast Cancer?
What Is It Like to Live with Breast Cancer?
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Breast cancer is a potentially dangerous tumor that develops in the cells of the breast. Cancer cells sometimes spread from the breast to other parts of the body.
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In the United States, breast cancer is a very common cancer among women, second only to skin cancer. Breast cancer also occurs in men, but much more rarely. Deaths from ...