Breast Cancer

Taxanes may enhance patients' immunity

Published in Cancer Weekly, May 25th, 2004

Breast cancer patients treated with taxanes as part of their chemotherapy regimen have stronger immune systems 1 year after completing therapy than do women undergoing similar treatments without taxanes - a finding that goes against conventional medical wisdom.

Researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital, and Richard J. Solove Research Institute studied 227 women enrolled in a multi-year study examining the relationship between stress and immunity in women with breast cancer. They divided the group into women who received taxanes as part of their treatment (n=55) and those who did not (n=172).

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-05-25)

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