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Imagine getting a phone call that changes your life. A phone call that says: “You have breast cancer.” 

One in eight women in the U.S. will get that call at some point. The median age at diagnosis is 62.

But breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise for women under 40. And a cancer diagnosis in your 20s or 30s is typically more aggressive. It’s more likely to come back. You’re more likely to die.

MPR News with Angela Davis revisits a conversation she had earlier this year about breast cancer. The conversation covers the medical discoveries that have made breast cancer increasingly survivable, the mysteries that continue to make it the second-leading cause of cancer death in women and the challenges that come with survivorship.

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MPR News host Angela Davis revisits a conversation with a survivor and her oncologist about diagnosis, survivorship challenges and why breast cancer still kills 40,000 people each year.

MPR News with Angela Davis - MPR News host Angela Davis revisits a conversation with a survivor and her oncologist about diagnosis, survivorship challenges and why breast cancer still kills 40,000 people each year.

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