Breast Cancer (Treatment)

Studies Conflict on Importance of Rapid Treatment

Published in Women's Health Weekly, April 19th, 1999

Two studies have reached conflicting conclusions about whether a delay of three months or more in the treatment of breast cancer can spell the difference between life and death.

The question of how important it is for women with breast cancer to be treated quickly once they notice symptoms has been controversial for more than 90 years. While some studies have shown quick treatment is crucial for survival, others have found delays do not matter much since tumors take years to grow.

In one study, published in the April 2, 1999, issue of The Lancet, scientists at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, United Kingdom, found that, for one in 20 women...

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