Breast cancer is a battle that some of the women face every day. Full of stress, fatigue, and other mixed emotions, a fight with the disease is taxing. Unfortunately, even if the battle has been won, for some, the war may not be over as cancer is known to reoccur.

According to Mayo Clinic, cancer reoccurs because despite treatment, some of its cells remain, or that the cells may have been dormant for a period of time. But if there's one thing that is certain it is the fact that this reoccurrence brings to life once again those feelings a person had when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer.

When cancer reoccurs, it can be in the same place of the body, or it may have gone to another part.

When the cancer appears in the same place, this is called local recurrence, which means that it has not yet spread to the lymph nodes or other parts of the body. Symptoms of this type of recurrence include a new lump in the breast area; thickening; pulling back of the skin or dimpling at the lumpectomy site; skin inflammation or redness of the area; and flattening or other changes of the nipple.

If cancer reoccurs in the lymph nodes or around the region of the original cancer area, it is called regional recurrence. Signs of this sort of reoccurrence are a lump in the lymph nodes under the arm or in the groove above the collarbone; swelling of the arm; persistent pain in the arm and shoulder; and loss of sensation in the arm and hand.

And if the disease has gone to another part of the body, it's called distant recurrence, which has the most symptoms because of different areas the cancer can spread to. The red flag of distant recurrence are chest or bone pains; persistent dry cough; difficulty breathing; appetite loss; nausea, vomiting or weight loss; severe headaches, fever and chills.

Aside from checking down the list symptoms of cancer recurrence, it should be remembered that even after cancer treatment, a person should still continue seeing her doctor for regular check-ups to monitor one's health and condition.

But even with early detection, the emotional stress cannot be denied. The first things that a person feels when they have confirmed that cancer has come back is either their emotions when they were first diagnosed with the disease, or a sense of shock and disbelief, according to Cancer.net. All these feelings are understandable and are normal, but what should be remembered is that this time, the person is better prepared.

With this reoccurrence, it is advised to have a sense of familiarity around the person for comfort: the same doctors, nurses, clinic, and hospital staff. Another thing that should be maintained is the support system from families, friends and support groups.