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"Aromatase Inhibitors More Effective than Tamoxifen"
Here's an article that just gets me. The more I read stuff like this the less I beleive in statistics, studies, risks or numbers.
From the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium - courtesy of CURE publication.
"Aromatase Inhibitors More Effictive than Tamoxifen"
"On the 1st day of the meeting, a morning seeion on adjuvant hormonal therapy offered a repetitive theme: Aromatase Inhibitors WORK BETTER than Tamoxifen.
According to new data from the BIG 1-98 trial, 5 years of the aromatase inhibito...
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