What organs does breast cancer attack?

Answer 1

By labeling it Breast cancer you are noting where it began and what is being attacked: the breast.

Cancer (of any kind) can spread to additional organs or locations in the body; once it does this is called metastases.

Once it begins to spread, it can attack any and all systems of the body; eventually leading to death.

Though it can attack anywhere, most types of cancer have a semi-predictable spread pattern. This is due to a combination of it's location (access to blood and lymph nodes, etc) and it's cell structure (since the cancer retains aspects of the original cell type it grew from: in this case, breast/fat cells)

Breast cancers typical attack pattern spreads from the breast to:
1. Lymph Nodes (under the arm or along the center of the rib cage, or near the collar bone)
2. Muscle, fat tissue and skin (usually in or around the original tumor location)
3. Bones (typically the ribs, spine, pelvis or long bones of the legs/arms)
4. Bone Marrow
5. Liver (which is at risk with most cancers due to its blood filtering function)
6. Lungs
7. Brain

However, as with any cancer, it can technically spread to any system. These are just the ones with the highest initial risk of spreading.

Answer 2

By labeling it Breast Cancer you are noting where it began and what is being attacked: the breast.

Cancer (of any kind) can spread to additional organs or locations in the body; once it does this is called metastases.

Once it begins to spread, it can attack any and all systems of the body; eventually leading to death.

Though it can attack anywhere, most types of cancer have a semi-predictable spread pattern. This is due to a combination of it's location (access to blood and lymph nodes, etc) and it's cell structure (since the cancer retains aspects of the original cell type it grew from: in this case, breast/fat cells)

Breast cancers typical attack pattern spreads from the breast to:
1. Lymph Nodes (under the arm or along the center of the rib cage, or near the collar bone)
2. Muscle, fat tissue and skin (usually in or around the original tumor location)
3. Bones (typically the ribs, spine, pelvis or long bones of the legs/arms)
4. Bone Marrow
5. Liver (which is at risk with most cancers due to its blood filtering function)
6. Lungs
7. Brain

However, as with any cancer, it can technically spread to any system. These are just the ones with the highest initial risk of spreading.

Answer 3

Breast cancer starts in the breast and untreated can spread to liver, lungs , brain and bones , not necessarely in that order.