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Women with advanced breast cancer are living longer

On average, they will live six to seven months longer than a decade ago

Better treatments have extended longevity, researchers said

FRIDAY, Nov. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women diagnosed with advanced breast cancer can now expect to live an extra six or seven months compared to about a decade ago, researchers report.

This increase in survival time coincides with the development of more effective treatments for advanced breast cancer, as well as wider improvements in diagnosis and quality of care, researchers said.

In particular, women with breast cancers driven by known biological factors have seen a dramatic improvement in their outlook, thanks to better targeted therapies.

“Survival time for patients with advance

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