Breast Cancer Advice Center

How long does it take from breast cancer stage 2 to stage 3?

My sister, 38 years old seem like to have stage 2, about 2 or 3 centimeter lump.

Public Comments

1. Breast cancer is staged. Not only will this allow for better understanding of the disease process, but it will also facilitate interpretation of data, and determine treatment. Prognosis is closely linked to results of staging. The AJCC-TNM system is commonly used to stage breast cancer:
   
   Summary of stages:
   
   Stage 0 - Carcinoma in situ
   Stage I - Tumor (T) does not exceed 2 cm, no axillary lymph nodes (N) involved.
   Stage IIA – T 2-5 cm, N negative, or T <2 cm and N positive.
   Stage IIB – T > 5 cm, N negative, or T 2-5 cm and N positive (< 4 axillary nodes).
   Stage IIIA – T > 5 cm, N positive, or T 2-5 cm with 4 or more axillary nodes
   Stage IIIB – T has penetrated chest wall or skin, and may have spread to < 10 axillary N
   Stage IIIC – T has > 10 axillary N, 1 or more supraclavicular or infraclavicular N, or internal mammary N.
   Stage IV – Distant metastasis (M)
   
   It is not necessary she has to go to Stage 3. If all the treatments Surgery, Chemotherapy and Radiation are given successfully the disease may get cured slowly.
   BUT
   CANCER IS STILL AN ENIGMA.
   Let us pray for her complete recovery. Best of luck
2. Why do you want it to progress, why not arresting the cancer?
3. Take a look at the site below which explains many misunderstood things about the cancer industry, and has some natural cures too.
   
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   http://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/cancer...