Finnish treatment breakthrough reduces breast cancer deaths by a third

Ursula · 02-02-2010, 09:16 AM

http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Fin.../1135252461395

Please, also see final results of FinHer -trial from:

http://jco.ascopubs.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/34/5685

And comment on:

http://jco.ascopubs.org/cgi/reprint/JCO.2009.27.2740v1

karen z · 02-02-2010, 02:46 PM

Ursula,
Thanks so much for posting.
Karen

Christine MH-UK · 02-04-2010, 03:17 AM

Very nice, Ursula.

I always wonder, though, why they don't mention that FinHer seems also to be much easier on the heart. And it avoids the problem of patients having their hearts so damaged by anthracyclines that they can't even get herceptin.

I like your bear, too!

Best wishes,

Christine