LHRH Agonists Show Considerable Promise In Early Breast Cancer
 

Women who have had early stage breast cancer surgically removed, and whose tumour cells are stimulated by the hormone oestrogen, can benefit from taking Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) antagonists, a Cochrane Systematic Review has concluded. This medication may be taken alone or alongside the use of tamoxifen. Developing effective treatment regimes is important because approximately 30% of women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer eventually die of the disease.

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