Summary

People who are marginalized or lack access to a primary care provider are at greater risk of early death from newly diagnosed (de novo) metastatic breast cancer, according to research in the Canadian Medical Association Journal . The Ontario study examined people with de novo metastatic breast cancer, meaning their cancer had already spread to other parts of the body when it was first diagnosed. Researchers found that 23% died within six months of diagnosis.

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