Kelly is a client who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She has a tumor 6 cm in diameter and several positive nodes outside the axillary nodes, with no distant metastasis. What stage is Kelly's cancer?

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Kelly's cancer is classified as Stage 3 due to the size of the tumor (greater than 5 cm) and the involvement of lymph nodes outside the axillary area, indicating significant local spread but no distant metastasis, which would be required for Stage 4.

Kelly Is a Client Who Was Recently Diagnosed with Breast