While breast cancer rates are increasing among women from all races, ages and ethnicities, a significant surge in rates among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women, and especially among younger AAPI women, surprised many cancer experts as they now try to determine why.

Breakthroughs in cancer research are always something to celebrate. This year marks the 20th anniversary of a particular breakthrough in lung cancer treatment — the discovery of the EGFR gene mutation — that revolutionized how oncologists personalized treatment to each lung cancer patient.