© 2002 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 1, 1,
January 2, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press
Press Release
Study Reveals Healthy Outlook for Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors
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A new study suggests that disease-free breast cancer survivors maintain an excellent quality of life many years after primary treatment. However, the studyone of the largest prospective studies to date looking at quality of life after breast canceralso found that the use of adjuvant treatments, such as chemotherapy, tamoxifen, or a combination of both,