stage 3 or 4 ibc

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mug135
mug135 Member Posts: 2
edited June 2014 in IBC (Inflammatory Breast Cancer)

How long does it take to find out if someone is stage 3B IBC or already at stage 4? What do the doctors need to do to find this out?

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  • FloridaLady
    FloridaLady Member Posts: 2,155
    edited April 2009

    The rule normally is if you have mets to bone or  to any organ you are stage IV. But... if you have a "recurrence" of IBC on chest wall you are stage IV because it is so hard to treat. So we are a little different.

    Flalady

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  • mug135
    mug135 Member Posts: 2
    edited April 2009

    Thank You. It is my sister in law that was diagnosed in Nov 2008, HER positive and the other receptors are negative. The bone scan was clear back in December. I am always thinking of her and trying to learn as much as i can.

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