>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
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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