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Research on postmenopausal women and breast cancer released

02/10/12

Research analysis and a new study reveals that among postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, increasing age was associated with an increased risk of death from the disease.

Published in the February 8 issue of JAMA, the study also showed that researchers found that mortality rate from other causes increased with age, and the growing age was associated with a higher risk of relapse for breast cancer sufferers.

"Breast cancer is the leading contributor to cancer incidence and cancer mortality in women worldwide, with 1,383,500 new cases in 2008," the article stated. "In the United States in 2008, 41 percent of these women were aged 65 years or older at diagnosis. Because breast cancer incidence increases with increasing age, changing demographics and continuously increasing life expectancy will further enlarge the number of older women confronted with breast cancer."

Although breast cancer can affect women of all ages, chances of contracting the disease can become greater as women grow older, which is why all women with dependents should purchase a life insurance early on in life while they are still in relatively good health. Comparing life insurance quotes online can yield favorable returns for those in the right demographics.

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