Breast Cancer Update

Breast Cancer Update

Breast Cancer Update

MedlinePlus sent this bulletin at 06/02/2014 01:12 PM EDT

New on the MedlinePlus Breast Cancer page:

Newer Anti-Estrogen Treatment May Benefit Younger Breast Cancer Survivors

06/01/2014 09:00 AM EDT

Drug appears more effective than tamoxifen at reducing recurrence in premenopausal women: study

Source: HealthDay

Drug May Lower Odds of Early Menopause in Breast Cancer Patients

05/30/2014 02:00 PM EDT

When added to chemotherapy, it also boosted survival rates, researchers report

Source: HealthDay

New Guidelines Recommend Longer Tamoxifen Treatment

05/27/2014 04:00 PM EDT

Breast cancer survivors may benefit from taking the estrogen-blocking drug for up to 10 years, experts say

Source: HealthDay