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Where does cancer recur?

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Question from Katrina208: I had no lymph node involvement. When you say the risk of recurrence is higher in the first five years after diagnosis, where does the cancer typically recur?
Answers —Kathy Miller, M.D.: The most common sites of recurrence of breast cancer are the bones, the lungs, and liver. That's true regardless of whether the cancer involves the lymph nodes or not, although the risk of recurrence is higher in patients with lymph node involvement.
Jennifer Armstrong, M.D.: The breast is the other common site for recurrence.

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Kathy D. Miller, M.D.Kathy D. Miller, M.D. is associate professor of medical oncology at Indiana University, and a Sheila D. Ward Scholar.

Marisa Weiss, M.D. is a radiation oncologist specializing in breast cancer and the founder, president, and guiding force behind Breastcancer.org.

Jennifer Armstrong, M.D.Jennifer Armstrong, M.D. is a breast cancer oncologist at Paoli Hematology-Oncology Associates in Paoli, Pa., with a special interest in physicians' communication skills.

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