Dr. CATHERINE LEE (Oncologist, UniversityofMichiganComprehensiveCancerCenter): We also found that African-American women were diagnosed at a higher stage.
"Partial-breast irradiation is a very promising approach, but there's a lot we have to learn, " says Lori Pierce, professor of radiation oncology at UniversityofMichiganComprehensiveCancerCenter.
About 70% of women in the United States who have both breasts removed after a cancer diagnosis don't have a proven medical reason for undergoing the procedure, according to a 2012 study conducted by the UniversityofMichiganComprehensiveCancerCenter.