The Symptoms of Stage 4 Breast CancerFour stages of breast cancerDoctors typically categorize breast cancer by stages. Those stages are defined as follows.• Stage 1: This is the earliest stage of breast cancer. The tumor is no bigger than two centimeters. Some miniscule cancer clusters may be present in the lymph nodes.• Stage 2: Though similar to stage 1, stage 2 signifies that the cancer has started to spread. Cancer may be present in some of the lymph nodes, and the breast tumor may be larger than two centimeters, but not larger than five centimeters.• Stage 3: Doctors consider this a more advanced form of breast cancer. It may have spread to the tissues in the chest and to several lymph nodes. The tumor can be of any size at this stage. Sometimes, the cancer has moved to the skin of the breast to cause inflammation and possibly ulcers.• Stage 4: The cancer has spread to other areas of the body.Stage 4 breast cancer is considered the most advanced stage and requires the most aggressive treatment. Below are the 10 most common symptoms that may show up at this stage.
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