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Breast Cancer
Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer
April 28th, 2005
New findings from Canada, the United States and Spain describe advances in breast cancer. Study 1: Reduced expression of the PTEN gene is predictive of relapse in breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen, researchers have found. "Tamoxifen treatment substantially improves the 10-year survival of women with estrogen-receptor (ER)-alpha positive tumors. However, approximately one-third of all breast cancer patients with ER-alpha positive tumors progress on antiestrogen therapy. The molecular mechanism(s) involved in antiestrogen-resistant phenotype of breast carcinoma is not completely understood," said N. Shoman and colleagues, University of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-04-28)
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