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October is Breast Cancer
Awareness Month. This is a good time to think about the signs and symptoms of breast cancer. The most important symptom of breast cancer is a painless mass. Other symptoms may be persistent changes to the breast or breast pain.
The facts and figures indicate a rise in the incidence of breast cancer since 1940. However, between 1989 and 1992, breast cancer mortality declined 4.7 percent. The recent decline in breast cancer mortality has been attributed to improvements in breast cancer treatment and increases in breast cancer awareness and screening.
As more breast cancers are diagnosed at earlier stages, researchers expect mortality rates to continue to decline. The current strategies for breast cancer disease control are: routine mammo
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