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UGA study finds physical, emotional burden of breast cancer lingers for older survivors

A new study led by a researcher at the University of Georgia College of Public Health finds that even five years after completing treatment, older breast cancer survivors consistently score lower in measures of well-being such as life satisfaction when compared to a control group of women matched for age and socioeconomic status. The findings contrast with studies in younger women, who tend to return to pre-cancer levels of well-being within two years of completing treatment.

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