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Breast Cancer Fueled By Estrogen
Women whose breast cancer recurs may be helped by a low-dose of estrogen, researchers say. While estrogen is known to fuel tumors, women who have been on estrogen-lowering drugs for some time may need some of the hormone in their body to help fight cancer off. A study of 66 women whose cancer had come back while they were taking an aromatase inhibitor found that 30 percent of them were helped by taking a low dose of estrogen. Doctors say this treatment helped the women avoid having to undergo...
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