keccers
@keccers.eth
1-in-8 American women get breast cancer https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241001-us-breast-cancer-rate-rising-sharply-even-as-deaths-fall-study
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🎀 sonya (in theory) 🐰
@sonyasupposedly
what the hell, these numbers are like 1000x higher than I would have guessed
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keccers
@keccers.eth
It's pretty shocking, isn't it. The recommended age for annual screening was just decreased, too. Starting at age 40 every 2 years. Getting a diagnosis often takes longer in younger women because they don't know to even look, leading to delays in treatment and more advanced disease.
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