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Results from a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association show that advanced breast cancer (breast cancer that has spread to the bones, brain or lungs) is increasing in young women. The study, conducted by Rebecca Johnson, analyzed data from the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database dating back to 1976. The study concludes that there has been a statistically significant increase in breast cancer incidence among women aged 25-39 and this increase does not correspond to an increase in incidence for older women. Click here to read the abstract from the Journal of the American Medical Association |