new study
 

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/202784.php

The take away message....98% survival rates were not happening 30 yrs. ago...as much as we do not want to expose our bodies to drugs and treatments that may or may not be the ideal answer (we do not yet have the answers ) we cannot deny that medicine has improved the landscape of the disease.

"We know that early detection is critically important for women with the earliest stages of breast cancer in this country," she said. "Five-year survival rates of 98 percent are a clear improvement from when we started our work thirty years ago. Women must remain vigilant and proactive about their health."