New Study Shows Breast Cancer Survivors Have Lower Recurrence Rate than They Think
"In the most detailed study of its kind, a new report shows 89 percent of these women remain disease-free 10 years after diagnosis, and 81 percent are cancer-free after 15 years."
A recent report published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute says women who survive five years after being diagnosed with breast cancer have a good chance of remaining cancer-free. Calling it the most detailed study of its kind, the report states 89 percent of these women remain disease-free 10 years after diagnosis, and 81 percent are cancer-free after 15 years.
"Patients often ask me, 'Now that I've survived my breast cancer, what is my future risk of a recurrence?'" says author Abenaa Brewster, an assistant professor at Houston's M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. "This is an answer we've had a hard time giving. They remain really terrified about their risk."
