With breast cancer survival chances improved owing to treatment advances, women with the disease stand a greater chance of dying from other causes, like cardiovascular disease, a new study involving an Indian-origin researcher has found.
Scientists at the University of Colorado have found that two thirds of women with breast cancer died from other causes, with cardiovascular disease being the leading cause of death.
They analysed data from the SEER-Medicare database and followed over 60,000 women in the United States, who were at least 66 years old, from breast cancer diagnosis for up to 12 years.
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