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Barbara2 12-14-2008 07:49 PM

Zometa May Have Direct Effect on Breast Tumors
 
http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/f...article_id/900

"Adding Zometa (zoledronic acid) to chemotherapy before surgery led breast tumors to shrink by an additional third, according to a subset analysis of the AZURE trial. This is the first patient-related direct evidence that Zometa, a bisphosphonate drug used to treat cancer-related bone loss, has an anti-tumor effect, said study investigator Robert Coleman, MD, of the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom."

Believe51 12-15-2008 11:23 AM

Barbara, I heard this on the World News the other night; this is more glorious news for the world of breast cancer!>>Believe51


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