At a time when the USA is making progress overall against cancer, a
new study suggests a worrisome rise in the number of young women
diagnosed with advanced, incurable breast cancer.
The number of American women ages 25 to 39 diagnosed with metastatic
breast cancer - which has already spread to other organs by the time
it's found - rose about 3.6% a year from 2000 to 2009, according to a
study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association.
Read more: http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/usatoday/article/1949157
This is very scary! I think women at any age need to start getting mammograms to prevent premature deaths which can be prevented. Do you think cancer hurts? I always thought it did, I was wrong! Cancer is a silent killer which can metastasize (spread) quickly! In a months time, my tumor has doubled in size and it has metastasized into my lymph nodes. I beg of you, no matter what your age, get a mammogram ASAP! It can also be a baseline for them to compare in later years of your tests.

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