Breast cancer on the rise in younger U.S. women, reversing decline
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Breast cancer death rates are inching up in American women under age 40 again, after more than two decades of decline, researchers say.
The study authors said they hoped their new report would lead to a deeper look at reasons for the change.
Advertisement Our hope is that these findings focus more attention and research on breast cancer in younger women and what is behind this rapid increase in late-stage cancers, said lead author R. Edward Hendrick. He s a clinical professor of radiology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, in Aurora.