Shannon Medical Center | Health Beat | Fall 2020

4 HEALTH BEAT F ew diseases may frighten women more than breast cancer. And this year alone, more than 300,000 women in the U.S. will likely learn they have the disease. If you or a woman you love is one of them, this is information you need: More than ever before, women are living longer—and better—with breast cancer. Today, the five-year survival rate for women with breast cancer is 90%. If cancer hasn’t spread beyond the breast, that survival rate jumps to 99%. Strides in treatment are a key reason why these statistics are so reassuring. Now here’s a look at progress in how breast cancer is treated. Exciting advances to fight the disease Breast cancer treatment Breast cancer