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Breast Cancer
Surgery best for controlling breast cancer in older women
March 2nd, 2006
Although women over age 70 are rarely offered surgery to treat their breast cancer, a new review of recent studies suggests surgery works better than hormone therapy to stop the progression of breast cancer in older women with operable tumors. Although there was no significant difference in how long the women lived after having either surgery or first-line hormone therapy such as tamoxifen only, two of the studies found that women can go longer without their breast cancer becoming worse if they have surgery. In fact, older women who had surgery alone or surgery combined with hormone therapy were half as likely to see their cancer progress over the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-02)
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