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During 2020, 2,261,419 new cases of breast cancer were detected in the world.
According to the American Cancer Association By 2022, 43,780 people are expected to die from breast cancer.
Depending on the site cancerquest.org, Invasive ductal carcinoma is the most common type of invasive breast cancer, responsible for nearly 85% of cases.
The actress of “Grease” (“Grease” in English) title of the film in Spanish, Olivia Newton-John, died on the morning of Monday, August 8 due to a battle against breast cancer.
According to information from the Mayo Clinic, Breast cancer occurs when some cells in the breast begin to grow abnormally. These cells divide more rapidly than healthy cells and continue to accumulate, forming a lump or tumor. The cells can metastasize through the breast to your lymph nodes or to other parts of your body.
Most often breast cancer begins with cells in the ducts to produce milk (invasive ductal carcinoma). Breast cancer may also begin in glandular tissue known as lobules (invasive lobular carcinoma) or in other cells or tissue within the breast.
The actress and singer Olivia Newton-John had already beaten the disease on previous occasions during 1992 and 2013. The actress was diagnosed three times with breast cancer, the last time was in 2017 and she was diagnosed with stage breast cancer IV with metastases.
According to statements from the artist’s family, she died peacefully at her 73-year-old ranch located in the state of California, United States.
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