Different types of breast cancer
Breast cancers can be invasive or non-invasive. In non-invasive breast cancer, the abnormal cells are still in their place of origin and has not spread to nearby tissue.
Invasive breast cancer is that which has spread or has the potential to spread from its place of origin, the breast ducts or lobules (glands) to surrounding tissue. Abnormal cells can reach the lymph nodes and other organs (metastasis) such as bones, liver or lungs, travelling through the…