What are the most common types of breast cancer?
With regards to breast cancer basics, before I talk about what the most common types of breast cancer are, let me talk about the anatomy of the breast. Basically, you have a lot of different lobules which are the glands where milk is produced in the breast which then as you move towards the nipple become ducts. These ducts go up to the nipple where the milk is expressed and released, any area along those paths can turn into cancer. The most common place for cancer to start is in the duct. About 85% of breast cancers start in the duct. After that, the lobule, the lining of the glandular tissue is the second most common place that cancer can start within the breast. Then there are other more rare forms of breast cancer. For example, medullary carcinoma, tubular carcinoma and other less aggressive carcinomas can occur in the breast and in the tissues between the lovules and between the ducts. In addition, there is something caused inflammatory breast cancer which is where cancer invades i
