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Health
Kirstie McCrum & Ketsuda Phoutinane

Little-known breast cancer symptoms could be sign of 'sneaky' disease

An aggressive form of breast cancer has unusual symptoms most women fail to notice, researchers have suggested.

Inflammatory breast cancer is harder to spot and challenging to diagnose, report scientists after commissioning a survey testing the knowledge of "subtle" signs. Tragically, nearly half of cases of this 'sneaky' form of cancer are diagnosed at stage four.

A survey of 1,100 women found that less than half - 44% - would flag redness on the skin as a sign of cancer and 34% knew one breast feeling warmer or heavier than the other was another symptom to watch out for.

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