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Switching patients with early breast cancer from a standard drug to a newer treatment helps them live longer and improves their odds of remaining free of the disease, German researchers said Friday....
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[via Compound Boosts Tamoxifen's Cancer-Fighting Power - Forbes.com]:Adding a second drug to tamoxifen, the breast cancer drug used successfully for more than 20 years, helps it retain its full...
View ArticleHormone drug type makes survival difference in advanced breast cancer
Aromatase inhibitors, a type of hormone therapy used to treat advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women, result in a small but significant increase in overall survival when compared to other...
View ArticleEarly switch to an aromatase inhibitor increases survival
For breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen, switching to an aromatase inhibitor within three years significantly improves survival rates, according to a new study. Published in the March 15, 2007...
View ArticleNew adjuvant treatments for breast cancer prove cost-effective
New adjuvant treatments for breast cancer are cost-effective at improving survival, according to two new studies. Published in the August 1, 2007 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the...
View ArticleNew Cause of Tamoxifen Resistance in Breast Cancer Cells
When a woman receives a breast cancer diagnosis her entire life may change in the blink of an eye. But the nature of that change is governed by the smallest alterations that take place within the...
View ArticleFurther breakthroughs for breast cancer patients
Researchers at the Tenovus Centre for Cancer Research at Cardiff University have made a breakthrough in breast cancer treatment that could help save the lives of women who become resistant to breast...
View ArticleResearchers Identify New Pathway, Enhancing Tamoxifen to Tame Aggressive...
Tamoxifen is a time-honored breast cancer drug used to treat millions of women with early-stage and less-aggressive disease, and now a University of Rochester Medical Center team has shown how to...
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