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Breast Cancer
Do benefits of endocrine therapy for breast cancer outweigh risks?
September 15th, 2005
Do the benefits of endocrine therapy for breast cancer outweigh the risks' According to a study from Australia, "Adjuvant endocrine therapies such as tamoxifen, goserelin, and oophorectomy improve survival for premenopausal women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. However, these treatments often result in menopausal symptoms, sexual dysfunction, permanent infertility, or the need to delay pregnancy." "We aimed to quantify the survival gains that premenopausal patients with early-stage breast cancer require to justify the side-effects and inconvenience of adjuvant endocrine treatments," wrote B. Thewes and colleagues. "Participants consisted of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-15)
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