Most early-stage breast cancer patients will become long-term survivors – study

The authors found that women diagnosed between 2010 and 2015 were 66% less likely to die from the disease within five years compared to those diagnosed in the 1990s.

The majority of women who are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer will become ‘long term survivors’, according to a new study (PA)

Most women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer can expect to become “long-term survivors”, according to a new study.

For some women the risk of death within five years is as low as 0.2%, according to the large-scale research.