Who Gets Breast Cancer and Who Survives?
After a few decades of focused research and awareness campaigns, it’s true that breast cancer isn’t the death sentence it used to be — mortality rates in the United States are currently 24 percent lower than they were just 17 years ago, thanks in large part to recent advancements in diagnostic and treatment tools. But along with this influx of knowledge have come some scary realizations: Not only do scientists now know who’s most likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, they can also predict who’s most likely not to survive it. Read on for the raw clarity of what we know now about breast cancer. Young Women Who Get Breast Cancer Are More Likely to Die Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer before age 40 have slightly poorer prognoses than older women: Their five-year survival rate is about 82 percent, compared with 85 percent among women ages 40 to 74, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Why? “Younger women are more likely to have more aggressive tumors,” explains Li
After a few decades of focused research and awareness campaigns, it’s true that breast cancer isn’t the death sentence it used to be mortality rates in the United States are currently 24 percent lower than they were just 17 years ago, thanks in large part to recent advancements in diagnostic and treatment tools. But along with this influx of knowledge have come some scary realizations: Not only do scientists now know who’s most likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, they can also predict who’s most likely not to survive it. Read on for the raw clarity of what we know now about breast cancer.
