Breast Cancer Prognosis

Many factors contribute to an individual's prognosis and new research is helping doctors understand which tumors may be more agressive than others. The 5-year survival rate for women diagnosed with cancer is 80%. About 88% of women diagnosed with breast cancer will survive at least 10 years.

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Breast Cancer Prognosis
Get an understanding of what may influence your breast cancer prognosis.
When the Prognosis Isn’t Good - Inflammatory and Other Aggressive Breast Cancers
Read advice on how to handle an unfavorable prognosis from Expert Patient Phyllis Johnson, an inflammatory breast cancer survivor.
A Husband's Guide to Understanding Breast Cancer Prognosis
Tom Brown discusses how to make sense of your loved one's breast cancer prognosis.

How the Types of Breast Cancer Affect Prognosis
Learn about the types of breast cancer and related prognosis. Expert Patient PJ Hamel covers DCIS, LCIS, IDC, ILC and more in reader-friendly FAQs.
Breast Cancer Recurrence and Elizabeth Edwards: Hope In Spite of the Prognosis
Breast cancer patients and survivors react to Elizabeth Edwards' breast cancer recurrence and prognosis.
Prognosis News: Breast Cancer Survival May Run in Families
THURSDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) -- Women can look to their mothers and sisters to help determine their chances of survival from breast cancer, new research suggests.
Prognosis News: Blacks Don't Share In Breast Cancer Progress
MONDAY, June 4, 2007 (Reuters) -- Black women with advanced breast cancer are faring no better now than they were two decades ago despite improved survival by white women -- and the gap appears to be widening, U.S. researchers said Sunday.
Prognosis News: Breast Tissue Markers Help Predict Cancer's Course
TUESDAY, May 15, 2007 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say genetic markers on seven different chromosomes can help predict how aggressive a breast tumor is likely to be. Learn more.
Prognosis News: Breast Cancer Deaths Decline More Slowly for Some
MONDAY, April 23, 2007 (Reuters Health) - Since 1990, the overall breast cancer death rates in the United States have decreased by about 24 percent. While the rates have declined for women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive or ER-negative tumors, the decrease has been greater for women with ER-positive tumors and younger women.
Prognosis News: Race Differences in Breast Cancer Due to Biology
WEDNESDAY, April 18, 2007 (Reuters Health) -- Differences in how many Hispanic and Caucasian women are diagnosed with breast cancer may be the result of biological factors rather than differences in access to healthcare services. These differences include earlier (average) age at diagnosis, later stage of disease at diagnosis, and the presence of tumor characteristics associated with poor prognosis.