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inflammatory breast cancer

(in-FLAM-uh-tor-ee BREST KAN-sir)

A fairly rare type of breast cancer. The breast looks red and swollen and feels warm. The skin of the breast may look like the skin of an orange. Sometimes a lump is also found in the breast.

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