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Amgen, Inc.
Many don't get full dose of chemo
June 26th, 2004
It's a worrisome finding: About a third of patients with potentially curable breast cancer aren't getting full-strength doses of chemotherapy because of side effects or other problems. Now researchers are preparing to find out whether this inadvertent chemo-lite is common with other cancers, too - and how much the dose can dip before patients' chances of survival are harmed. "This is not just a breast cancer problem," predicted Dr. Gary Lyman of the University of Rochester Medical Center, who is leading some of the research. "We're very concerned about it," added Dr. Larry Norton, deputy physician-in-chief for breast cancer at...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2004-06-26)
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