Breast Cancer (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Breast Cancer Overview
- Breast Cancer Causes
- Breast Cancer Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medical Treatment
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- Support Groups and Counseling
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Outlook
Due to improved screening and awareness of breast cancer coupled with advances in therapy, death rates from breast cancer have been continuously declining since 1990. In particular, noninvasive cancers are associated with a very high cure rate, but even advanced tumors have been successfully treated. It is important to remember that breast cancer is a highly treatable disease and that screening for breast cancer often enables the detection of tumors at their earliest stages when treatment has the best chance for success.
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second most common cause of death from cancer in women.
