The Right Breast Cancer Treatment for You
Thanks to advances in oncology and more personalized treatment, more and more women survive a diagnosis for breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, death rates for breast cancer have dropped steadily every year since 1989. It is estimated today that 98 percent of women with early-stage breast cancer, or cancer that has not spread beyond the breast, are still alive at least five years after their diagnosis.
One reason is that doctors are matching treatment modalities to the specific biology and genetic makeup of each individual’s cancer.