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Information for Latina Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer

14:07 H | Topics: Health

The the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Agency for Healthcare Research Quality (AHRQ) have joined forces to educate Spanish speaking Latinas with early stage breast cancer as to what their treatment options are. The brochure also features profiles of breast cancer survivors that serve as an example of hope in the fight against cancer in the Latino community.

An example of some of the useful information available in the brochure:

Research shows that women with early-stage breast cancer who have breast-sparing surgery (surgery that
takes out the cancer and leaves most of the breast)
along with radiation therapy live as long as those who
have a mastectomy (surgery that removes the whole
breast).

The brochure is available online as a PDF file in Spanish and in English.

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