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Article: Breast cancer leads mortality drop in United States, Britain.(Across Specialties)
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- Skin & Allergy News
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- March 1, 2008
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SAN ANTONIO -- Total cancer mortality among middle-aged women in the United States and United Kingdom has declined markedly since 1990--and an unprecedented drop in breast cancer mortality is the biggest reason why, Sir Richard Peto, Ph.D., said at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
Through a series of moderate gains achieved via breast screening plus incremental advances in endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, breast cancer mortality in women aged 35-69 years in the United States and United Kingdom has been almost halved since 1990.
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