Report: Only One Third Of Chicago Hospitals Catch Breast Cancer Early

Report: Only One Third Of Chicago Hospitals Catch Breast Cancer Early

Only about one-third of Chicago hospitals are able to show that they find breast cancer when it's small or provide treatment within 30 days of diagnosis -- two factors that can improve a woman's chances of survival.

Those are among the Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force's findings in its first snapshot of how well Chicago area hospitals screen for and treat breast cancer.

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