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Article: Breast Cancer; Facts to Know.
- Article from:
- NWHRC Health Center - Breast Cancer
- Article date:
- March 7, 2007
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An estimated 178,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2007. Approximately 40,460 women will die from breast cancer in 2007. Breast cancer is the most common site of cancer in women and the second-leading cause of cancer death in women.
The five-year relative survival rate for localized breast cancer has increased from 72 percent in the 1940s to 98 percent today. If the cancer has spread regionally, however, the rate is 81 percent, and for women with cancer that has spread to distant parts of the body, the rate is 26 percent.
Survival after a diagnosis of breast cancer continues to decline beyond five years. Ten-year survival and ...