New research, published in Current Medical Research and Opinion, reveals that more than three-quarters of doctors (78 percent) find that telling women their breast cancer has come back so difficult that they consider it even worse than breaking the devastating news of the original diagnosis. When breast cancer comes back, it results in a significant emotional and physical burden on patients and their doctors. For most women, recurrence means their cancer is ultimately no longer curable. Sharing such painful news with a patient and her family is particularly difficult for doctors, with almost half (44 percent) saying they find discussing recurrence the most stressful part of their job. Read more about the study.