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Breast cancer does not always present with a lump. A swollen red breast, often with an inverted nipple and no lump, is the classic appearance of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), the most aggressive type of breast cancer. 

UT MD Anderson is a leader in IBC treatment. Since 2006, UT MD Anderson has cared for these patients in the Morgan Welch Inflammatory Breast Cancer Clinic, dedicated exclusively to people with IBC. 

The IBC Clinic accepts newly diagnosed and previously treated IBC patients. Before your first appointment, your medical records will be reviewed by a nurse practitioner. Depending on your medical needs, you will be scheduled to meet with a medical oncologist alone, or a medical oncologist, radiation oncologist and surgeon in just one appointment and at one location.

Most patients end their appointment with a comprehensive, customized treatment plan, and the knowledge that the best specialized physicians are caring for them every step of the way.

You will also have access to clinical trials that offer novel therapies to treat this rare disease.

IBC Research Program

The Inflammatory Breast Cancer Clinic is part of an integrated, state-funded IBC research program that includes the basic, translational and clinical research. This research provides the scientific basis for the world-class treatment provided in the clinic.

Our international tissue registry includes tumor samples from all over the world and represents a crucial resource to help researchers understand IBC and potentially lead to a cure.