Is biopsy detects the stages of breast cancer?

It has been estimated that a mammogram may find a cancer as much as two years before it can be felt.

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Stage 1c is when the tumor is more than 1 centimeter and less than 2 centimeters at it's greatest dimension, and when there is no lymph node involvement.

There are five stages of breast cancer (taken from a Mayo Clinic presentation): Stage 0 - Predictor of breast cancer; not yet a true cancer Stage I - Tumor no more than 2 centimeters (cm) in...

Known as locally or regionally advanced breast cancer, Stage III can present in three different manners: Stage IIIA, the tumor is larger than 5 cm and has spread to axillary lymph nodes that are...