Tehran University

New treatment for breast cancer and choroidal metastasis described

Published in Law and Health Weekly, September 17th, 2005

A new treatment for breast cancer and choroidal metastasis was described.

According to recent research from Iran, "Breast cancer is one of the main causes of mortality among women worldwide. This type of cancer metastasizes to different body tissues, giving rise to many problems."

"The effect of HESA-A, a drug of herbal-marine origin, on vision, quality of life, and survival of end-stage breast cancer patients was investigated in this study. In a double-blind study, 24 breast cancer patients with choroidal metastasis, aged between 41 and 49 years, were divided into case and control groups, treated with 50 mg/kg/day of HESA-A and placebo,...

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2005-09-17)

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