>I was just reading about a form of very aggressive breast cancer that >appears as a reddened swollen area on the breast itself, outwardly. > >To the LC who is taking care of this mom with a 5 yr old, who is >experiencing signs of mastitis, I would recommend that she be checked out by >a doctor very skilled in detecting breast cancer. > >Kathleen >----------------------------------------------------------------- This article is in the most recent AFP journal, Sept. 1995, and is an excellent one, distinguishing mastitis from inflammatory breast cancer. AFP= Academy of Family Practice --Anne Eglash MD