early-stage breast cancer

Definition / meaning of early-stage breast cancer

Breast cancer that has not spread beyond the breast or the axillary lymph nodes. This includes ductal carcinoma in situ and stage I, stage IIA, stage IIB, and stage IIIA breast cancers.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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