Most Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survive Long-Term #shorts

For women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, the risk of dying from the disease has fallen dramatically since the 1990s, new research shows.

During the 1990s, the risk of dying from breast cancer was 14.4%. This latest study found that risk to now be 4.9%. The researchers defined early breast cancer as the disease not having spread beyond the breast or nearby lymph nodes.

The findings are important because they will impact people’s decisions for treatment. Breast cancer patients are advised of their risk of death upon diagnosis, and calculations are made on how treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and other medications can impact their likelihood to survive the disease. #shorts #breastcancer #cancerresearch #webmd