Researchers Call for More Funding for Study of Advanced Breast Cancer
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monkeybusinessimages/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Researchers say that not enough is being done to combat advanced breast cancer.
According to the published study, the experts say 1.6 million new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year. As many as one-fifth of those cases, about 320,000, are considered advanced.
While the survival rate for most women with advanced breast cancer is just two to three years, researchers say that the disease has not been sufficiently studied. Their guidelines, published in the journal Annals of Oncology, call for increased investment into research on advanced breast cancer.
Most research, the experts claim, is focused on early-stage breast cancer, providing few options for women diagnosed with advanced stages of the disease.
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