Breast cancer survivors articles
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Breast cancer survivors at significant risk of developing entirely new cancers, study finds
More deprived women were found to be at higher risk of lung, kidney, head and neck, bladder, oesophageal and stomach cancers
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Deprivation linked to higher second cancer risk among England breast cancer survivors
Cambridge study finds those from poorest areas have 35% higher risk of second non-breast cancerFemale survivors of breast cancer living in the most deprived areas have a 35% higher risk of developing second, unrelated cancers, compared with those from the most affluent areas, research shows.Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK, with about 56,000 people being told they have it each year. Improved diagnosis and treatments mean that five-year survival rates are now 86% in...
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Breast cancer survivors at a greater risk of new tumours than people who have never had the disease
The study also found that the most common place for new tumours to occur in these patients was in the womb, followed by the blood and the ovaries.