Oestrogen-lowering drugs minimise surgery in breast cancer patients

Friday, May 21, 2010 - 08:01 in Health & Medicine

A nationwide study has confirmed the benefit of giving oestrogen-lowering drugs before surgery to breast cancer patients. The treatment increased the likelihood that women could undergo breast-conservation surgery, also called lumpectomy, instead of mastectomy...

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