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Breast CancerResearch to Help Women Prevent Breast Cancer or Live Their Best Life With It
These 3 scientists are contributing to research that may help families affected by breast cancer in the future. They're studying the most effective language to include in dense breast notifications after mammography, what makes a cancer cell that’s been dormant—not growing—suddenly reactivate, and the effectiveness of a program to help Latina breast cancer survivors overcome barriers to exercising regularly.
Report: Breast Cancer Death Rates Down 40% Since 1989
A new American Cancer Society report finds that death rates from breast cancer in the United States dropped 40% between 1989 and 2017. This translates to 375,900 deaths avoided during those 28 years.
Not All Black Women in the United States Have the Same Level of Risk for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
We’ve known for a while that triple-negative breast cancer is more common in black women in the United States, compared to other groups. The news is the prevalence varies significantly depending on where these women were born. American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers found that among black women, those born in the US and Western Africa were diagnosed more often with triple-negative breast cancer than women born in East Africa. The authors published their findings in Cancer, an ACS peer-reviewed journal.
Facts & Figures 2019: US Cancer Death Rate has Dropped 27% in 25 Years
The death rate from cancer in the US has declined steadily over the past 25 years, according to annual statistics reporting from the American Cancer Society.