The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: Delaying Breast Cancer Treatment Raises Death Risk By 85 Percent, Study Finds

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Delaying Breast Cancer Treatment Raises Death Risk By 85 Percent, Study Finds Nov 30th 2012, 04:49 A new study shows just how dangerous it can be to wait to get treatment after being diagnosed with breast cancer. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, shows that the risk of dying from advanced breast cancer goes up 85 percent if you wait more than 60 days to start treatment. "It's been shown that early detection and treatment can increase five-year survival rates to as high as 98 percent. Until this study, we didn't know the profound effect delaying treatment could have," study researcher Electra D. Paskett, an associate director for population sciences at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital, said in a statement. Read More... More on Video

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