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Breast Cancer Progress: Knowledge is Power
When some types of breast cancer are caught early and treated, survival rates can be near 100 percent. However, ongoing research is vital: breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for women in the U.S. after lung cancer.
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• | Breast Cancer Risk in American Women |
• | A Snapshot of Breast Cancer: trends in funding, research (PDF-245KB) |
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