Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 11, 2024

An October report from the American Cancer Society says that death rates from breast cancer are going down, but more women under 50 are being diagnosed with the disease. Lisa Newman, MD, surgical oncologist, chief of the section of breast surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, discusses the latest research and what science says about breast cancer prevention.

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