Publisher's Synopsis
? Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and is the second leading cause of cancer death among women. ? It is estimated that over 246,660 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 will die each year. ? Over 2.8 million breast cancer survivors are alive in the United States today. ? 30 percent of women with early stage breast cancer go on to develop metastatic (stage 4) breast cancer.