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Old 11-02-2012, 02:16 AM   #1
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Predicting Tamoxifen Resistance In Breast Cancer Treatment

Scientists have identified a molecular 'flag' in women with breast cancer who do not respond or have become resistant to the hormone drug tamoxifen. Tamoxifen - used alongside traditional chemotherapy and radiotherapy - blocks the female hormone oestrogen that, in certain breast cancers, is required by the tumour to grow; it has been shown to improve cancer survival rates by up to one third...

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