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Foods That Help Fight Breast Cancer
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Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy drugs are "cytotoxic" (cell-killing) drugs. They are given orally or by injection. They work systemically by killing cancer cells throughout the body. (Unfortunately, they also kill some normal cells, which accounts for many of their side effects.) Chemotherapy is always used for advanced breast cancer, but may also be used to treat types of early-stage breast cancer.
Newer biologic drugs target specific proteins involved in cancer. Treatment with these drugs is called...
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From Our Sources
Olive oil may help fight breast cancer
Olive oil may prevent the formation of breast cancer cells, a new study suggests. Researchers in Spain found that when breast cancer cells were... Read more »
Apples may help prevent breast cancer
Researchers at Cornell University say that eating apples may help slow the growth of breast tumors. An animal study found that 87 percent of the rats... Read more »
After breast cancer fight, Congresswoman champions education
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Just Diagnosed with Breast Cancer? Breast Cancer Patient Stori...
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Fighting Breast Cancer in Obese Patients
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