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A main drug treatment for breast cancer for more than 20 years has been found to make the disease worse in some patients by boosting a chemical which makes cancer cells more active.
A main drug treatment for breast cancer for more than 20 years has been found to make the disease worse in some patients by boosting a chemical which makes cancer cells more active. Tests by Britis
Title: More High-Risk Women Preempt Breast Cancer Category: Health News Created: 12/4/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/4/2008
The most commonly used breast cancer drug may cause tumors to spread in a small number of women with low levels of a protein which makes cells stick together, researchers say.
Cancer and heart disease were the two leading causes of deaths for Canadians, responsible for 52.4 per cent of all deaths in 2004, Statistics Canada reported Thursday. The cause of death rankings were reversed in the U.S. for the same year.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- SheKayla Love, 26, of Dallas, had the first cyst in her breast removed when she was just 14, the second when she was 19.
Tamoxifen may worsen breast cancer in a small subset of patients. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research suggests that in patients who show reduced or absent expression of the protein E-cadherin, commonly used anti-oestrogen drugs such as tamoxifen may promote more harmful cancer cell behaviour. A team of researchers co-ordinated by Dr.
The most commonly used breast cancer drug, tamoxifen, may cause tumours to spread in a small number of women with low levels of a protein which makes cells stick together. British researchers says findings could lead to new tests to determine which women should be given other drugs.
LONDON (Reuters) - The most commonly used breast cancer drug may cause tumors to spread in a small number of women with low levels of a protein which makes cells stick together, British researchers said on Thursday.
London, Dec 4 : For some women, a leading breast cancer drug, called Tamoxifen, could make the disease more aggressive, according to scientists.
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