Dr Clark , I agree with you that some women hide from the disease and others believe you can cut it out or take some medication and be fine afterward (though this is not all women).  While it may be true that treatment with early detection is producing better outcomes, I struggle with thise disease daily either from the emotional/psychological fall out or some lasting side effect of treatment and/or surgery.  I overheard someone at the store the other day commenting on the "pink" merchandise about that do we still need to do all this fundraising if we know how to treat it breast cancer these days.  She recalled three friends who were treated and are fine now. 

Oh, if that were only the case.  We have come far, but have so much more work to do before breast cancer, or any cancer, is a simply a treatable ailment.