Inflammatory Breast Cancer

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Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare, advanced form of breast cancer that is usually not detected by mammograms or ultrasounds. Inflammatory breast cancer accounts for only about 2% of breast cancers. Unlike other forms of breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer does not usually grow as a solid tumor. Instead, inflammatory breast cancer is characterized by breast cancer cells blocking the lymph vessels in the skin of the breast. Inflammatory breast cancer may cause the breast to become red, swollen, and warm. www.cancercenter.com

Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is not a new type of breast cancer, but it is very important to distinguish IBC from other types of breast cancer because there are major differences in its symptoms, prognosis, and treatment.

"Inflammatory" or "inflammation" refers to changes in the body's tissues that can be caused by injury, irritation, or infection. This reaction typically involves redness, warmth, and swelling in the involved parts of the body. These symptoms are caused by increased blood flow and the buildup of white blood cells.

Common signs and symptoms of IBC can include: www.cancer.org

• breast swelling, which is usually sudden with one breast much larger than the other
• itching
• a pink, red, or dark colored area, sometimes with a texture like the skin of an orange
• ridges and thickened areas of the skin
• breast feeling warm to the touch
• nipple retraction
• breast pain

Tell Us Your Story- Why do you walk?

Many of you have appeared on our website and in brochures, posters, and several of our other print materials. This year is no different. However, we would also like to offer you the opportunity to share your personal stories.

Every year a photo with an accompanying story is chosen to appear on the cover of the EIF Revlon Run/Walk brochure. Additionally, we will be featuring your personal stories in our e-mail newsletters. Therefore, we encourage you to submit your stories (with the subject line “Why I Walk”) along with a photograph via email to: info@revlonrunwalk.com or by mail to P.O. Box 582, Orange, CT 06477. If you have any questions, you can reach the NYC event hotline at 212-379-3199.

We also encourage you to post your story right here on our message board, where you can leave uplifting comments, interact with and get to know your fellow participants. We rely on each and every one of you to help us tell the stories that make this event so very special!