A Down-To-Earth Organization That Is All About Hope
A Down-To-Earth Organization That Is All About Hope
By DENISE GRADY Published: February 18, 2011 RECOMMEND TWITTER COMMENTS (72) E-MAIL PRINT REPRINTS SHARE Too many women with abnormal mammograms or other breast problems are undergoing surgical biopsies when they should be having needle biopsies, which are safer, less invasive and cheaper, new research shows. Enlarge This Image Kelly Jordan for The New York Times A study…
Associated Press Many breast-cancer patients can skip aggressive lymph-node surgery without increasing their chances of a recurrence or death if their disease shows limited spread, according to a study that has prompted changes in practice. Under current guidelines, the often-debilitating surgery is done if the cancer has spread outside the breast to any lymph nodes.…
Breast cancer is second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 182,400 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer each year, while 40,480 women will lose their lives to this disease. Breast cancer will affect one of every eight American women in their lifetime.
