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Where Does Breast Cancer Spread?

Dr. Jane Mendez explains the most common places breast cancer could be expanded to. "Locally, it starts in the armpit and once it reaches the lymph nodes it has the potential to possibly expand to more distant parts of the body such as bones, liver, lungs and brain," says Mendez.

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