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Breast Cancer
Declines in mortality from breast cancer represent progress in disease control
February 14th, 2006
Declines in mortality from breast cancer represent successful progress in controlling the disease. According to recent research from France, "Breast cancer represents 10% of the global cancer burden and there is no population, or population sub-group, which has yet been identified to be at a truly low risk of developing the disease. Mortality rates have been steadily growing for nearly a century in many countries and it is only during the past decade that there have been signs of a sustainable decrease in mortality rates in a number of western-lifestyle countries." "This represents considerable progress in breast cancer control and, although...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2006-02-14)
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