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By Mayo Clinic staffLocal cancer recurrences can cause swelling and discomfort in the area of the recurrence. Local recurrences can often be cured, but in some people who have a local recurrence, the disease later appears in a distant site in the body, such as a bone, the liver or a lung. Once a cancer has spread beyond the breast and nearby areas, the disease isn't usually curable.
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