I'm doing a breast cancer reserach report for life science, and i really need help with it.
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It varies. In a population-based study, causes of death were traced of 418 deceased breast cancer patients diagnosed in 1960-1979 who survived at least 10 years after diagnosis. The pattern of causes of death in these patients was compared with the general female population using standardized mortality ratios (SMRs). Of 418 patients surviving at least 10 years, 196 (47%) died from breast cancer and 50 (12%) died from another cancer. The SMR for breast cancer was 15.8 (95% CI: 13.1-18.8) 10-14 years after diagnosis; it was still 4.7 (95% CI: 2.6-7.8) after 20 years. Overall mortality was higher than expected 10-14 years after diagnosis (SMR: 1.3; 95% CI: 1.1-1.5), but lower after more than 20 years (SMR: 0.6; 95% CI: 0.4-0.7). Despite a normal (or even improved) life expectancy for breast cancer patients 20 years after diagnosis the risk of dying from this disease remained elevated. © 2001 Cancer Research Campaign
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It varies enormously according to stage, grade etc. When doctors talk of survival rates, they are talking about five or ten year survival rates. A recent research figure is 72% of women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer will live for at least 10 years after their diagnosis. Figures include all women who have had breast cancer and are still alive after that period, including those whose cancer has returned and those who are terminally ill. Survival rates vary according to stage, grade etc. Around 90% of women diagnosed with stage I breast cancer survives beyond five years. This drops to around 10% diagnosed with stage 4. I was diagnosed with greade3 stage 3 breast cancer with 13 lymph nodes affected 4 years ago; I had surgery, chemo and radiotherapy and I'm fit and well with no evidence of cancer at my last routine check-up. I know one woman who is still here after 18 years. A friend died two weeks ago only i8 months after diagnosis. Quality of life? It depends. 4 years on mine is pretty good; I am a little restricted physically because I have lymphoedema as a result of surgery, and I live with the fear of recurrence and metastasis as there is no all-clear with breast cancer - it can recur at any time. If someone has secondary breast cancer, where the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, their quality of life changes considerably. For information, look at these sites: http://www.breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk
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