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Will The Crustation Growing Near The Scar Heal?

My sister had a mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer, now she has had a reccurence, but where her scar is she has got a crustation growing which has started to weep and it is smelly.

Why is this happenning and will it heal?



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Linda
Mon, 12 May 2014
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The crustation and weeping in a recurrent breast cancer indicates a tumor which has fungated. It will only heal with treatment for cancer (chemotherapy or radiation therapy).
Please consult with your oncologist.
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Will The Crustation Growing Near The Scar Heal?

The crustation and weeping in a recurrent breast cancer indicates a tumor which has fungated. It will only heal with treatment for cancer (chemotherapy or radiation therapy). Please consult with your oncologist.