Is breast cancer just cancer found in the breast?

Question

If you’re diagnosed with breast cancer is the rest of you safe? Or is it more like you have cancer in your body and it started in the breast?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Started in the breast. Basically any cell from any organ can turn into a cancer cell. It then gains more mutations until it ‘leaves the nest’ so to speak and spreads elsewhere. It just takes the right accumulations of mutations. Rest of body safe if detected early most of the time. Rest of body not safe if found too late or not dealt with soon enough.