A Memorial to my Mother and something I am very passionate about. Please educate yourself for the sake of those you love.

1. IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer Let the path of the warrior begin…

2. IBC is the most aggressive killer of breast cancer today and knows no gender, race or age. Breast cancer specialist Dr. Julie Gralow says, “Inflammatory breast cancer almost always presents itself without a lump.” Very advanced breast cancer ulcerating and involving the whole of the left breast. There is spread to the left armpit lymph nodes. Even the enlarged lymph nodes are on the verge of breaking through the skin. MALE BREAST CANCER: Breast cancer involving the nipple in a man. (ulcerated nipple) Advanced breast cancer ulcerating the overlying skin

4. Is unnoticeable in mammograms, ultrasounds, and sometimes in core biopsy (aspiration).

5. Often misdiagnosed for many different illnesses.

6. Once diagnosed it requires immediate aggressive treatment.

7. It almost always doesn’t have a lump.

8. It clogs the lymphatic system and grows on the outside of the skin in nests of cells.

9. It is most common in young African Americans and minorities but is not specific on gender, race or age.

12. If the patient had improper treatment it is often too late to correct it and ends up in fatality.

13. Because there is no lump it is hard to measure the response to the treatment.

16. Discolored or reddened skin

17. Warmth in your breast

18. Swelling

19. Rash (often like a baby rash either in one spot or patchy)

21. Ridges or thickened areas

22. Nipple discharge

23. Inverted or flattened nipples