Women diagnosed with a certain type of breast cancer face a vastly different outlook than others with the disease.

While the five-year survival rate for breast cancer has reached 90-percent in recent years, for women with metastatic breast cancer -- where the cancer has spread to other parts of the body -- that rate is only 28-percent. And when COVID-19 caused delays in routine mammograms, doctors saw a jump in these advanced cases. Here now to talk about the latest developments and why breast cancer awareness needs to happen year-round, is Dr. Ramaswamy (RAH-muh-swah-mee) from The Ohio State University Medical Center...for video and more info, go to https://goodnewsplanet.com/women-diagnosed-with-a-certain-type-of-breast-cancer-face-a-vastly-different-outlook-than-others-with-the-disease/#breast #cancer #disease #metastatic #covid #mammograms #doctors #ramaswarmy #treating #diagnosed #mbc #treatment #screening #community #support #bhuvana #oncologist #drug #scientist #seagen