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Suzanne
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Less than 2% of the scientific research on breast cancer is devoted to discovery of its causes; rather, the overwhelming focus has been on early diagnosis and treatment of disease once it occurs. This is certainly understandable; researchers must prioritize their efforts and resources and it is perfectly reasonable to focus first on those who are already ill.
ReplyDeleteHowever, it is impossible to "catch up" with the 1.3 million women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer around the world this year. The breast cancer epidemic is now so large that we simply must devote more research to discovery of the causes of breast cancer and focus on primary prevention.
It is part of the mission of the Breast Health & Healing Foundation to redirect the attention of the scientific community to discovery of the causes of breast cancer.
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