What the doctor could have said in a better way is that 70 percent of women who get breast cancer can be cured, if they begin treatment early.
Zulima Palacio has undergone chemotherapy and surgery since she was first diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in April. She is now cancer free.
Dr. Anne Favret is an oncologist who oversees Palacio's treatment. She works at a practice called Virginia Cancer Specialists. She says even patients with more advanced breast cancer can lead fairly normal lives.
“I’ve been here now 13 years and I have women with metastatic, incurable breast cancer with a good quality of life, raising their children, going to work, paying their taxes, for ten or more years. We cure over 70 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer.”
Dr. Negar Golesorkhi is a breast cancer specialist and a surgeon. She says breast surgery has also improved.
“We don’t necessarily always have to remove the breast. We never remove the muscle. We don’t always remove all the lymph nodes so we can go from those type of very large, deforming surgeries that didn’t affect survival at all to a much more tailored type of surgery.”
The American Cancer Society says those whose breast cancer is caught early have survival rates from 80 to more than 90 percent. Even those with more advanced cancer like Zulima Palacio have good survival rates. That is why women and men need to see a physician as soon as they notice any change in their breasts. It could save their lives. I’m Mario Ritter.
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