Older women with breast cancer who undergo chemotherapy have asmall but significant increased risk of developing acute myeloidleukemia (AML), new research shows.
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Manufacturer calls Evista a valuable tool, but critics say itsheart risks outweigh benefits
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The death rate from breast cancer continues to drop steadily byabout 2 percent a year, but black women are not seeing the samebenefits as whites, the American Cancer Society said on Tuesday.
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Reuters - A simple test to measure tumor cells circulating in the blood could make it easier to tell which breast cancer patients are at greatest risk of their cancer returning after treatment, a German researcher said on Monday.
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Women may benefit from physiotherapy if they experience shoulderpain and reduced arm function after they undergo surgery for breastcancer, doctors from the Netherlands report.
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The bones of breast cancer patients tend to age prematurely as aresult of chemotherapy and aromatase inhibitor therapy, accordingto research reported at the American Society for Bone and MineralResearch meeting this week.
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Reuters - The death rate from breast cancer continues to drop steadily by about 2 percent a year, but black women are not seeing the same benefits as whites, the American Cancer Society said on Tuesday.
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