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Latest Medical Consensus on Preventing Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, with the annual incidence estimated to be 1.4 million cases in 2008.  Rates are highest in North American, Western Europe andAustralia, but the rates are also increasing in developing countries.  … Continue reading

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Breast and Endometrial Cancer – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis and Hormonal Treatment

Breast Cancer  Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.  It is estimated that the lifetime risk of developing breast cancer is one in eight, with … Continue reading

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Gefitinib Improves Progression-Free Survival in Metastatic Breast Cancer

According to a new study published in the Clinical Cancer Research, adding epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor gefitinib (Iressa) to anastrozole (Arimidex) improved progression-free survival in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer. The study randomized 93 postmenopausal … Continue reading

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