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Breast Cancer Deaths Down - But There's a Catch

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011   

DES MOINES, Iowa - Nearly 231,000 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer this year. Roughly 2,100 will be in Iowa, resulting in nearly 400 deaths.

Breast-cancer death rates have been dropping steadily since the 1990s, although a growing disparity between outcomes remains depending on a woman's income level. The better off she is financially, the better her survival chances. For poor women, says Iowa Cancer Society spokesman Chuck Reed, the difference is fewer breast cancer screenings because of a lack of insurance.

"Women who are not as affluent tend to - now, which is a change - have a higher death rate from breast cancer. That's mainly because people aren't getting the screenings they need or the proper medical treatment."

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but Reed says it takes more than awareness of the disease to beat it. It takes action.

"If you maintain a healthy body weight and get exercise, eat right, do those things, limit alcohol consumption and then stay on top of your screenings, make sure you talk to your doctor and you're up to date on your screenings. If you do those three things, you stand a pretty good chance of beating breast cancer."

Breast cancer patients who are obese have about a 30 percent lower survival rate compared with those who maintain a healthy weight, he says. Research shows that women who consume less alcohol also have improved survival rates.

For more information about breast cancer, call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.


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