Information

Common IBC Symptoms:

  • A swollen breast
  • a painful breast
  • incessant itchy breast
  • a rash on one breast
  • a bug bite that won't go away
  • nipple changes
  • a hardened area in the breast similar to a pencil lead, not a lump
These symptoms may appear overnight without warning. If they do not go away with creams, ointments or antibiotics, demand that your doctor rule out IBC.

Things You need to know:
Mammograms usually don't pick up IBC because so often there is no lump.

Why - Reason #1
Doctors misdiagnose Inflammatory Breast Cancer as a breast infection or mastitis.

Why - Reason #2
We need to push this message across the country.

Who..
Our group of dedicated advocates are, and a brief message about each one of us.

Tips:
These are TIPS that doctors and patients have given to people dealing with first symptoms of Inflammatory Breast Cancer, plus TIPS from patients who have gone through chemotherapy.

  • Insist that your physician take your temperature at initial exam. Mastitis is often accompanied by an increase in body temp, while IBC is not.

  • Any sudden changes to your breast (sometimes overnight), swelling, constant itching, pain or discoloration need to be taken seriously. See your Doctor.

  • We are told to look for a lump. Not so normally with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. An overnight swelling of the breast, pain, itching that will not go away with creams or ointments, should be checked by a breast specialist. And please be your own best advocate. It could save your life.

Medical Disclaimer

The information contained on the 'eraseibc.com' web site is presented for the purpose of educating people on Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Nothing contained on this web site should be construed nor is intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment. It should not be used in place of the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider. Should you have any health care related questions, please call or see your physician or other qualified health care provider promptly.


Education is the MOST powerful tool in the fight against misdiagnosis and improper treatment of Inflammatory Breast Cancer.

Our Foundation's mission is to educate the public and the medical community when needed, that this form of breast cancer is different and is rarely picked up by mammograms.

Towards this mission, the third
Wednesday of the month our
radio show, called
IBC FACT & FALLACIES,
will dispel the myths and help educate our listeners.

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Donations to the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Foundation will further our goals of education and international awareness, thus allowing our combined voices to advocate for "appropriate research" in the field of diagnosing and treating this terrible disease.

Regular mail donations would also be kindly accepted by mail at:

The Inflammatory Breast Cancer Foundation
P.O. Box 16
Milford, Michigan 48381

We are a Federal 501(c)(3) charity.
EIN # 26-0668563

Email the Foundation with any questions or comments at:
ERASEIBC@ERASEIBC.COM


To talk to someone regarding the foundation, please leave a message on our toll free line. A representative from the foundation will return your call promptly.

1-866-944-4223

Support and Resources

Click Here to go to IBC Support. There you will find supportive people on the forums, where you can share and learn from others about inflammatory breast cancer, first hand.

Sharing, Caring and Helping is what makes the difference.

GuideStar

GuideStar is the on-line standard for nonprofit accountability. Check out the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Foundation listing at guidestar.org.

GuideStar is a project of Philanthropic Research, Inc. (PRI), a nonprofit organization.?PRI’s mission is to support philanthropy in America by providing information that supports better donor decision-making, greater nonprofit operating effectiveness, and a more efficient allocation of resources to and within the nonprofit sector. To this end, PRI works to provide the public with a database of quality information about the programs and finances of U.S. nonprofit organizations.

The GuideStar database contains records on more than 700,000 nonprofit organizations classified as 501(c)(3) by the IRS. Data is collected directly from the charities and from the IRS Business Master File, IRS Forms 990, and 990s EZ. The work of PRI is generously supported by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, and others.

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