Postsurgery chemotherapy questioned for certain patients.(breast cancer)

Cancer Weekly | August 20, 2002 | Copyright

2002 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Postmenopausal breast cancer patients with estrogen-sensitive tumors who undergo chemotherapy following surgery to increase their survival odds may not benefit from the regimen, which is often prescribed along with the hormone-blocking drug tamoxifen, according to an international study.

The research did show, however, that patients whose tumors were unresponsive to estrogen (known as ER-negative tumors) gained a decided benefit from chemotherapy. These patients were significantly less likely to relapse and less likely to ...

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