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Article: Sick and scared, they survived ; Diagnosed with breast cancer at 35 and 26, Maine women share their stories in a collection titled, 'I'm Too Young to Have Breast Cancer!'
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- November 7, 2004
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SELENA RICKS Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
11-07-2004
Sick and scared, they survived ; Diagnosed with breast cancer at 35 and 26, Maine women share their stories in a collection titled, 'I'm Too Young to Have Breast Cancer!'
Byline: SELENA RICKS Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: Maine Life
Memo: BREAST CANCER AND YOUNG WOMEN SINCE THE MEDIAN age of breast cancer is 65, the majority of research, support groups and information are geared toward older women. But statistics show young women can and do get breast cancer: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in young women ages 15 to 40. Approximately 11,000 women under the age of 40 will be diagnosed with breast ...