Illustration showing stages of breast cancer and the survival rate at each stage Starting at the left image shows abnormal cells in duct lining or sections of the breast giving an increased risk of developing cancer in one or both breasts Image shows cancer in breast tissue with the tumor being less than inch across in size The nd image shows a tumor less than inches wide and a possibility of cancer spreading to the axillary lymph nodes Image shows the tumor measuring larger than two inches across in size and cancer has spread to axillary lymph nodes The final image shows that cancer has spread beyond the breast to other nearby areas of the body
