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Letter: Breast cancer screening increases survival rates

Letter: Breast cancer screening increases survival rates

Letter: Breast cancer screening increases survival ratesImage 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 BREAST CANCER AWARENESS RIBBONS - PINK BREAST CANCER AWARENESS RIBBONS - PINK Letter: Breast cancer screening increases survival rates 1 / 1 Back to GalleryIt is estimated that 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime.In New York state, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women, accounting for nearly 2,700 lives lost each year.As Breast Cancer Awareness Month starts this October, the Cancer Services Program of Saratoga reminds all women that they should talk to their doctor about breast cancer screenings and their risk for the disease.The most current guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggest women ages 50 to 74 should have a screening mammogram every two years.


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Breast cancer awareness walk and Real Men Wear Pink campaign

Breast cancer awareness walk and Real Men Wear Pink campaign

​Frank Petrie wears pink with pride.Petrie recently lost a former co-worker to invasive breast cancer.And Petrie's wife had a scare a few years ago."Fortunately, in my wife's case, it wasn't cancer, but it was the scariest moment of my life," he said.


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Breast cancer treatments vary widely in cost and complications

Breast cancer treatments vary widely in cost and complications

Dividing Breast Cancer CellWomen with early-stage breast cancer may have fewer treatment complications and lower costs when they don't get a mastectomy followed by reconstructive surgery, a U.S. study suggests.In recent years, reconstruction following a mastectomy has become more widely available, contributing to a sharp increase in the number of women who opt for this treatment even when less aggressive alternatives may be just as effective, researchers note in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.With early-stage tumors that haven't spread to distant parts of the body, survival odds are similar for a mastectomy or a lumpectomy paired with radiation, previous studies have found.In the current study, researchers found the risk of complications with a mastectomy followed by reconstruction was almost twice that of lumpectomy.