It’s a sobering statistic: 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime.1
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The increase in breast cancer rates among younger patients is occurring as the incidence of other early-onset cancers — including colorectal, gastric, kidney and liver cancer — is also on the rise, though cancer among patients under 50 is still relatively rare overall, Dr. Partridge said.
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Early detection results in 99% five-year survival rates.
Inside Edition' reporter Alison Hall undergoes a double mastectomy, after discovering her breast cancer while on assignment. Alison was covering Olivia Munn's diagnosis by taking cameras along for a screening last year,
Danielle Fishel is sharing an update about her health, saying she has completed “active cancer treatment” following her announcement in August that she was diagnosed with DCIS, which stands for ductal carcinoma in situ and is a form of breast cancer.
Technology could soon do more than assist doctors. Thanks to advancements in cancer-identifying AI, it could actively save lives. A new study recently showcased how AI can revolutionize breast cancer detection, improving accuracy and easing radiologists’ workload.
"Boy Meets World" star Danielle Fishel said she is finished with radiation treatment for cancer and opened up about the side effects.
As cancer treatment costs have increased, identifying and treating early-stage cancer sooner reduces expenses and improves patient outcomes.
Breast cancer detection in its early stages significantly improves survival rates, according to medical experts. While regular screenings remain crucial,
Women with high-risk HER2-positive breast cancer lived significantly longer with adjuvant trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1, Kadcyla), according to long-term follow-up of a large clinical trial. Estimated overall survival (OS) at 7 years was 89.
Patient outcomes appeared to be more heavily driven by breast cancer stage than delays in diagnosis, researchers found.