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Survival Cancer
The number of women who survive breast cancer for at least 10 years has almost doubled since the 1970's, a new analysis has found, and many other cancers show that level of improvement as well. Less than 40 percent of women with breast cancer diagnosed in the early 1970s lived for ten years, while that number is now 77 percent. The survival rate for ovarian cancer has also doubled, as bowel cancer and lymphoma.
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Surviving Breast Cancer: Putting Your Emotions to the Test
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Life after Surviving Breast Cancer
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Surviving Breast Cancer Prepares You for Anything
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Improving Survival in Breast Cancer: Lignans in your Diet? Vitamin D?
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Set Goals to Survive Breast Cancer
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From Our Sources
Adam Frey's Cancer Survival Story
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Exercise Prolongs Survival in Colon Cancer Patients
According to new research, exercise appears to reduce the risk of death in male colon cancer survivors. In the long-term study of 668 men,... Read more »
One Sigmoidoscopy Raises Odds for Surviving Colon Cancer
According to a new study, adults who have a sigmoidoscopy exam between ages 55 and 64 may significantly reduce their odds of developing and dying... Read more »
Stress Reduction Aids Survival in Breast Cancer Patients
Women who underwent psychological intervention during an initial bout of breast cancer handled the stress of recurrence and even had longer survival... Read more »
Insurance Plan May Affect Rectal Cancer Survival
According to a new study published in the journal Cancer, uninsured and Medicaid-insured rectal cancer patients are more likely to die within five... Read more »
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