Drug could be first option for certain breast cancers
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SAN ANTONIO - Dec. 9, 2004 â-esults of an ogoing study show that a new class of drug called aromatase inhibitors can cut the rate of breast cancer recurrence by 76 percent in certain older women.
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The Food and Drug Administration agreed Friday to allow a drug currently used against advanced breast cancer to be prescribed to prevent the disease from recurring in women who have been treated for early forms of the disease.
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More evidence that genetic tests can help predict whether breast cancer will recur could aid doctors and patients in deciding when to use chemotherapy.
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A fast-acting pathway used by the drug tamoxifen to kill damaged breast cells before they become cancerous has been identified by scientists at Duke University.
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Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found a potential predictor of response to the chemotherapy drug Taxol, which is commonly used before or after surgery for stage I-III breast cancers, even though only a subset of women
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A new type of cancer drug being  developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., when combined with a  standard chemotherapy, was significantly better than  chemotherapy alone in delaying progression of advanced breast  cancer, a researcher said on Sunday.
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Young women who have mastectomies should be given drugs to prevent the cancer returning, research suggests.
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Thousands of women diagnosed with breast cancer should be given a new drug instead of the standard treatment because it is safer, more effective and may increase overall survival rates, doctors said yesterday.
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Scientists in Britain have identified a genetic mutation involved in certain types of lung cancer and said the breast cancer drug Herceptin might work in patients who have it.
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The new drug could become the first effective treatment for liver cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
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Boston researchers say many women at high risk for breast cancer are declining tamoxifen, the first approved drug for prevention of breast cancer.
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THE REPORT: Doctors are reporting that a new breast cancer drug outperforms the tried-and-true tamoxifen at preventing the disease from recurring.
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An experimental new treatment developed in Toronto could be big news for women battling early stage breast cancer. It&#39;s a one-shot dose of radiation that literally treats breast cancer from the inside out.
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Scientists have identified a way of tackling hard-to-treat breast cancers.
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SAN ANTONIO Dec 8, 2004 - A newer drug clearly outperforms tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning and should become the first-choice treatment for most women who have had the disease, doctors are reporting.
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THE QUESTION: Tamoxifen is commonly taken by women with breast cancer to prevent its recurrence and by women at high risk for the disease.
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British women who have had breast cancer can now have a new treatment which has been found to prevent the disease returning and to prolong survival.