Risk of dying of breast cancer within 5 years has dropped from 15 per cent in the 1990s to five per cent: study June 15, 2023June 15, 2023Dr. Barry Dworkin Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 15, 2023 [display_podcast] Source:Risk of dying of breast cancer within 5 years has dropped from 15 per cent in the 1990s to five per cent: study Reference:Breast cancer mortality in 500 000 women with early invasive breast cancer in England, 1993-2015: population based observational cohort study Related posts: Breast cancer treatments beginning to fall into the less-is-more category without harming outcomes for women Canadian breast cancer screening study will contribute to debate regarding who should be screened and when and BRCA breast cancer study shows increased survival at 20 years with double mastectomy Study suggests that pregnancy presents same risk of breast cancer recurrence compared to control group Nanoparticle technology offers promising treatment for triple negative metastatic breast cancer. Human trials to follow in 2017 breast cancer