CHICAGO (AP) -- Advanced breast cancer has increased slightly among young women, a 34-year analysis suggests. The disease is still uncommon among women younger than 40, and the small change has experts scratching their heads about possible reasons....
Advanced Breast Cancer Edges Up In Younger Women
By LINDSEY TANNER, Associated Press
Tue, 02/26/2013 - 2:29pm
Topics: breast cancer cancer women
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