The more timely the diagnosis is, the quicker the patient can be said to be cured. The study analyzed data from 31 Italian cancer registries focusing on breast and colorectal cancer.
The probability of recovery for women with breast cancer goes from 99% for diagnoses made at the first stage to 36% when the disease presents in more advanced stages. On average, it takes about 10 years, but with large differences depending on age and stage at diagnosis, the study says. The results of the study published in the International Journal of Cancer" "are of the results of a study published by the Oncology Reference Center of Aviano Irccs and the Azienda Zero of the Veneto Region," says the study's coordinator, Luigino Dal Maso. "The results of this study show the importance of early diagnosis in oncology," adds the study author, Silvia Francisci, a researcher at the Istituto Superiore di Sanità.