Some Women at Risk for Recurrences Long After Breast Cancer Therapy

Some women with early breast cancer remain at a substantial risk for developing a cancer recurrence years following therapy. These results were recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Early breast cancer refers to cancer that has not spread to distant sites in the body. Fortunately, following standard therapy for early breast cancer, cure rates remain high. However, portion of patients with early breast cancer will experience a recurrence several years ......................more