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Kirstie McCrum

'Sneaky' form of aggressive breast cancer has unusual symptoms

A "sneaky" form of aggressive breast cancer has some unusual symptoms which most women can't identify. Specialist researchers into the disease say inflammatory breast cancer is hard to spot and "challenging to diagnose".

In a survey of 1,100 women, 78% recognised a lump in the breast as a sign of cancer but less than half - 44% - would flag redness on the skin. Of respondents, aged 18 and over, 34% knew one breast feeling warmer or heavier than the other was another symptom to look out for.

The disease can occur in any part of the breast. It is often misdiagnosed because it mimics symptoms similar to a breast infection.

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