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The benefits of detecting breast cancer early

For the patient, it's the high probability of a cure and treatment that's less disruptive or has fewer long-term effects.

For those with an eye on costs, it's got to be the much lower costs.

Costs rise exponentially by increasing stage of breast cancer.

In a recent study, the cost of treating stage IV compared with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) was 35.6 times higher.

Wilkinson AN et al. Curr Oncol. 2023;30:7860-7873. Available here: mdpi.com/1718-7729/30/9/571

Thanks to @ANwilkinson on the scary X app.

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