Are there any techniques under way to improve early breast cancer detection and treatment?
Several new breast cancer early detection and treatment techniques are in the research stage. Researchers hope to improve early detection with techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), and laser beam scanning. Treatment options under study include high-dose chemotherapy with bone marrow or stem cell transplantation and biological therapies such as the HER2/neu antibody. 9. Is the cancer death rate falling? The Nation’s death rate from cancer fell between 1991 and 1995–the first sustained decline since records started being kept in the 1930s. The cancers that have shown the most significant drop in mortality include colon and rectal, breast, prostate, and lung (in men) cancers. The overall cancer death rate in the United States declined 2.6 percent, falling 4.3 percent in men and 1.1 percent in women. Thanks to remarkable advances in cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment, 10,000 to 15,000 men, women, and children with cance
