Early Detection Of Second Breast Cancers Halves Women’s Risk Of Death

The first reliable evidence has been found that early detection of subsequent breast tumours in women who have already had the disease can halve the women's chances of death from breast cancer. According to the research, if the second breast cancer was picked up at its early, asymptomatic stage, then the women's chances of survival were improved by between 27-47% compared to women whose second breast cancer was detected at a later stage when symptoms had started to appear.

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