( The decade long battle against breast c...)Plateau Reached in the Battle against Breast Cancer,Health

The decade long battle against breast cancer cases in American women appears to have finally reached a plateau, probably indicating// that a turning point may have reached in the nation against the feared malignancy.

According to the latest federal data it was found that after a steep rise since the 1980s, the breast cancer rate stopped rising in 2001 and may have started to fall in 2003, according to the latest federal data. As to how long this trend will last, may still take a few more years to determine.

Brenda K. Edwards of the National Cancer Institute, who led a team that reported the change in an annual report on cancer released today., said, ‘I think we're finally beginning to see a change -- that it's leveling off -- and we may even be seeing the start of a decline. We have to be cautious. But I think it's real."

While the new report did not examine why breast cancer incidence would have leveled Edwards and others propose that it could be the result of a combination of factor including the increased use of mammography appears, stabilization of the number of women delaying childbearing and decline in the use of hormones after menopause.

Ahmedin Jemal of the American Cancer Society, who helped prepare the analysis of data collected by cancer registries around the country said, "These are just some hypotheses. There may be other factors we don't know about. Breast cancer is influenced by many factors. It's very complex." The new numbers mark the first sign that the rate of women getting breast cancer may have stopped increasing besides the lowered death rate from breast cancer because of earlier diagnosis and improved treatment,

This downward trend would mark a milestone with major public health implications because nearly 213,000 women find out they have breast cancer and nearly 41,000 die of the disease each year, making it the most common cancer in women and the second-leading cancer killer after lung cancer.'"/>




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