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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old is she? You mention ‘annual mammograms’ so I’m assuming older? [b]Older age can work in her favor for cancer.[/b] [/quote] She's only 56. I had no idea that older age could be a positive when it comes to cancer. How so?[/quote] It tends to be slower-growing. I think this is in women in their 60s and 70s.[/quote] Post-menopausal breast cancer is less aggressive. Most tumors grow faster with estrogen, so when there's less of that treatment has an edge. Younger women would be thrown into chemopause to achieve this effect.[/quote]
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