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Old 05-13-2011, 07:10 AM   #1
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Estrogen-Lowering Drugs Reduce Mastectomy Rates For Breast Cancer Patients

In the first large trial of its kind in the United States, researchers have shown that estrogen-lowering drugs can shrink tumors and reduce mastectomy rates for patients with stage 2 or 3 breast cancer. Patients with these larger breast tumors have two options, says Matthew J. Ellis, MD, PhD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St...

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