Black Women At Greater Risk Of Breast Cancer Return

Contrary to previous studies, African-American women with early-stage breast cancer who have surgery to remove the cancer (lumpectomy) followed by radiation therapy have a higher chance of their cancer coming back in the breast and lymph nodes 10 years after diagnosis, compared to their Caucasian [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Breast Cancer on October 31st, 2007