Can breast cancer start in another part of the body?
The question is what is the primary site of any cancer. In order to be truly what we call "breast cancer" the origin or primary site of the cancer must be in the breast. Cancer that comes from another primary site and is found in the breast is not called breast cancer. It would be called ________ cancer that has metastasized to the breast.
Yeah, Andrew is absolutely right. The cancer is classified by wherever it starts from.
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Hi,
Andrews answer is right on the money. If you have cancer somewhere in your body and it has been staying still there you have ________ cancer, however, if the cancer were to metastasize then yes it could possibly go to the breasts and would be secondary not primary.
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God Bless & LIVESTRONG! Jade
