An easy at-home test? Drugs that slash your risk? These aren�??t science fiction -- they�??re real advances that are revolutionizing the way we find, treat and defeat this disease.
Every October, we don pink ribbons, buy pink-hued products and support charity runs with pink logos. Has it made a difference? You bet. Thanks to the billions of dollars raised for research, we are starting to win the war against breast cancer. "The progress we�??ve made over the last 20 years has changed the face of the disease for American women," says Freya Schnabel, M.D., director of breast surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center. "We can find it earlier, treat it more effectively, reduce recurrence and enhance survival." A nipple-fluid test, estrogen-blocking drugs and customized chemotherapy are just some of the breakthroughs that are helping doctors cure more women every day.
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