Topic: Tamoxifen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Older women with early stage breast cancer can safely skip radiation therapy and go straight to taking pills that help keep tumors from coming back, researchers reported on Thursday. They said the finding, to be presented next month to ...
Study shows risks, benefits of tamoxifen, Evista for preventing breast cancerOlder women at higher risk for breast cancer now have two good drug options for preventing the disease, but they will have to weigh the trade-offs, a major study shows. Tamoxifen, the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Longer-term results from a head-to-head trial of two drugs that prevent breast cancer shows that tamoxifen works better than rival Eli Lilly and Co's Evista, but with a greater risk of some other cancers and blood clots. After nearly ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Only a small number of U.S. women at high risk of breast cancer have chosen to use the drug tamoxifen to lower that risk, according to a study published Monday. In 2005, government researchers found, about 51,500 ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chemotherapy helps improve breast cancer survival in post-menopausal women, adding to a long-standing debate about how best to treat these women, U.S. researchers said Thursday. A gene-based test called Oncotype DX made by Genomic Health Inc may help identify ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Is soy food helpful or harmful for women with breast cancer? Studies have yielded mixed results. A new study published today suggests that breast cancer survivors may benefit from eating moderate amounts of soy products. In a ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In premenopausal women with breast cancer, taking the breast cancer drug tamoxifen significantly reduces the risk of developing a second cancer in the other breast, according to a Swedish study. This is the first study to show ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After surgery for breast cancer, adding tamoxifen -- either before or after treatment with letrozole -- does not help women live longer free of disease, researchers report in Thursday's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. ...
Bone drug Zometa may help fight breast cancer when given with chemo, study suggestsNew research adds fresh hope that a drug that strengthens bones might also fight breast cancer. Women who were given the drug, Zometa, as part of their initial treatment ...
Scientists said on Wednesday they found the reason why some women develop resistance to tamoxifen, the key frontline drug against breast cancer. A genetic "switch" prevents tamoxifen from denying cancer cells access to oestrogen, the hormone they need to grow, they said. ...