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Article: Breast cancer diagnoses soar: But, more women like Bev Parker are surviving
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- October 4, 2006
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The number of women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer has
risen sharply in the past decade -- but the good news is that fewer
patients are dying.
Mammograms and better treatments are helping patients such as Bev
Parker become long-term survivors.
Parker has had three bouts of breast cancer during the past 21
years, most recently in 2005. She's been in remission since her third
lumpectomy, and feels great.
"There is life after breast cancer," said Parker, a research
analyst for the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization. "To the
best of my doctor's knowledge, I'm cancer-free, but nobody says
you're cured."
As the nation observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October,
the ...