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ER-Negative Breast Cancer Patients Benefit From Newer Chemotherapy
Newer chemotherapy treatments may reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence for patients whose tumors lack estrogen receptors, a type traditionally considered more difficult to treat, a study reports.
Eric Winer, M.D., at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and colleagues identified 6,600 breast cancer patients with estrogen receptors (ER positive) and without (ER negative) who had
New Research Links High Cholesterol and Prostate Cancer
Early Onset of Colorectal Cancer Associated With Alcohol, Tobacco, and Men
Painkiller Stops Aromatase Production, May Fight Breast Cancer