Clinton resident Lana Johnston was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. She was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) which meant the cancer hadn’t spread beyond the milk ducts into surrounding tissue. She was 55 years old when diagnosed.
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A strong support network can help breast cancer patients navigate their treatments and all of the uncertainty that can arise after a cancer diagnosis. Many women undergoing treatment for breast cancer lean on friends and family for everything from emotional support to help with household tasks and much more.
Millions of women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, more than 2.3 million women across the globe were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020.
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Breast cancer is highly treatable, but treatment typically leads to some unwanted side effects.
Clinton resident Judy Jordan was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998 after she went through two mammograms and a biopsy.
Treatment for breast cancer is often successful. For example, data from the American Society of Clinical Oncology indicates that the fiveyear survival rate for women diagnosed with non-metastatic invasive breast cancer is 90 percent, while the average 10-year survival rate for such cancers is 84 percent.