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(KUM-ee-doe)

A type of cancer that does not usually spread outside the part of the breast where it began. It tends to grow faster than normal cells.

See an illustration of comedo.

For more information, see Breastcancer.org's Types of Breast Cancer pages.

Audio contributed by: Marvin Hamlisch

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