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Although October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, breast cancer affects so many people that we should be talking about it much more than once a year. In the United States, approximately one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. And breast cancer is second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths among women. The good news is that effective treatment is available, and early intervention can lead to excellent outcomes: When breast cancer is detected and treated in its earliest stages, the five-year survival rate is remarkably high.
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