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Cancer is striking women younger than ever. Here’s what’s happening in Wisconsin.
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Cancer is striking women younger than ever. Here’s what’s happening in Wisconsin.
Here’s what we know now about new guidance issued on breast cancer screenings
Women of average risk for breast cancer are being encouraged to start getting mammograms at age 40 and every other year after to reduce their risk.
- Cancer diagnoses are increasing in women under 50 in Wisconsin and nationwide.
- younger women with cancer face unique challenges like balancing childcare, careers, and treatment.
- The author suggests earlier risk assessment, better supportive care, and more research focused on younger women with cancer are needed.
natasha mccants of Brown Deer was just 45 when she heard the words that upend a life: “You have cancer.” For her, it wasn’t only the diagnosis that shook her world – it was watching her teenage daughters process it. “Ma, you cannot die.If you die
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