New research announced in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association or JAMA reports a seven percent drop in the number of new cases of breast cancer. The significant drop in the number of new breast cancer cases in 2003 came just one year after the Women's Health Initiative was stopped early due to an increased risk of heart disease in women taking estrogen.

According to About.com Breast Cancer Guide Pam Stephan's article about this important news, "Approximately 14,000 fewer women developed this disease in 2003, as compared to previous projections, said doctors from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. "It's better than a cure," because these are cases that never occurred..." Read more about what affect this could have on you in Pam's article Decline in New Breast Cancer Cases.

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