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My Mother Got Cut Off Some Veins During Operation. Now She Has A Bad Pain
My mother-in-law had breast cancer in 2008 Jan (left Side). Now her left hand as swoollen up and she has been admitted to the same hospital again wher the operation was performed. They say during the operation they had to cut some viens which has affected her limbs very badly and she has severe pain now in her hand. Is there any possibility of any re-ocurrence of cancer again.
Tue, 6 Sep 2011
Hello pearl.sorry to say but the fact is chances of this spreading to other places in body is definitely there.this is called as metastasis.
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