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Breast Cancer
Findings advance knowledge in breast cancer research
October 13th, 2005
Reports from the E-mail: mlevine@mcmaster, Spain and Scotland highlight recent research on breast cancer. Study 1: The efficacy of chemotherapy treatments was compared in a recent investigation in Canada. "Certain anthracycline-containing adjuvant chemotherapy regimens are associated with improved relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) compared with the classic regimen of cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil in women with early-stage breast cancer," according to scientists in Canada. The study designed was described by M. N. Levine and colleagues: "Between 1989 and 1993, 710 pre-and perimenopausal women...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-13)
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