Advanced, incurable Breast Cancers are rising in young Women

” At a time when the USA is making progress overall against cancer, a new study documents a worrisome rise in the number of young women diagnosed with advanced, incurable breast cancer.

The number of American women ages 25 to 39 diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer — which has already spread to other organs by the time it’s found — rose about 3.6% a year from 2000 to 2009, according to a study – Incidence Rate of Breast Cancer in Young Women – in today’s Journal of the American Medical Association. ”

• Read Deadly breast cancers are rising in young women by Liz Szabo, USA TODAY, February 27, 2013.
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