A new study has encouraging news for women the aggressive Her-2 positive form of breast cancer.
The study shows that the experimental drug Tykerb combined with the chemotherapy drug Xeloda can significantly slow the growth of tumors, and reduce the risk of spreading to the brain.
Doctors are now optimistic about the experimental drug, Tykerb which works like Herceptin by blocking the growth of the breast cancer.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/03/broadcasts/main1680056.shtml
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Initial results of the study show that both drugs reduced the risk of developing invasive breast cancer by about 50 percent. Estrogen can fuel certain breast cancers, making tamoxifen a longtime top choice both to prevent the disease's return in women with estrogen-sensitive tumors and to reduce the odds of it striking high-risk women in the first place.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/17/health/main1503764.shtml
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It's a good thing they keep researchig new ways to fight cancer. What I expect for, though, is something to prevent if FOR SURE.
Yeah the research is a start though.
i hope we find a cure
Yeah that would be awesome.