Improved Breast Cancer Survival Linked to Detection of Smaller Breast Lesions - August 2005

15 August 2005 – In a paper just published which examined relative survival among localized and regional invasive breast carcinoma patients diagnosed between 1975-1999, it was found that significant improvements in patient survival can be, at least in part, attributed to the detection of smaller breast lesions over this time period.  The paper demonstrates the link between improvements in imaging and diagnosis and improved survival.