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Lani · 11-25-2006, 08:05 AM

EDITORIALS
Still Waiting After 110 Years: The Optimal Use of Ovarian Ablation As Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer
Antonio C. Wolff and Nancy E. Davidson
JCO Nov 1 2006: 4949–4951. [Full Text] [PDF]

Comments on fact that ovarian irradiation was the method of ovarian oblation used, and that tamoxifen was not used in neither the irradiated nor the
chemotherapy-treated group (as prior to late 1990s when the studies were begun, it was thought that tamoxifen should not be used in premenopausal patients)

11-25-2006, 08:05 AM	#2
Lani Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,778	accompanying editorial EDITORIALS Still Waiting After 110 Years: The Optimal Use of Ovarian Ablation As Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer Antonio C. Wolff and Nancy E. Davidson JCO Nov 1 2006: 4949–4951. [Full Text] [PDF] Comments on fact that ovarian irradiation was the method of ovarian oblation used, and that tamoxifen was not used in neither the irradiated nor the chemotherapy-treated group (as prior to late 1990s when the studies were begun, it was thought that tamoxifen should not be used in premenopausal patients)