by KYW’s Lynne Adkins

Women are constantly reminded to get mammograms to find breast cancer early, but not all breast cancer can be detected this way.

Inflammatory breast cancer is rare, just 2-5 percent of all breast cancers according to Dr. Lori Goldstein, director of breast evaluation center at Fox Chase Cancer Center:

“Inflammatory breast cancer is extremely aggressive form of breast cancer. It's characterized by redness in the breast, swelling in the breast, sometimes some tenderness, and the swelling can often result in a dimpling of the breast.”

Treatment includes chemotherapy, mastectomy and radiation because of the aggressive nature of the tumor; Dr. Goldstein says a breast saving lumpectomy is not possible.

She says the best advice to women is if you see any change in your breasts, call your doctor. While the redness and swelling may be caused by an infection and not cancer, you shouldn't assume it'll go away on its own.