Breast Cancer Therapy
New breast cancer therapy study findings have been published by scientists at St. Mary's Hospital, Oncology Department
Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 29th, 2007
Scientists discuss in "Triple-negative breast cancer: therapeutic options" new findings in breast cancer. According to a study from London, the United Kingdom, "Triple-negative breast cancers are defined by a lack of expression of oestrogen, progesterone, and ERBB2 receptors. This subgroup accounts for 15% of all types of breast cancer and for a higher percentage of breast cancer arising in African and African-American women who are premenopausal."
"Because of the absence of specific treatment guidelines for this subgroup, triple-negative breast cancers are managed with standard treatment; however, such treatment leaves them associated with a high rate of local and...
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