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Herceptin Response Rate Breast Cancer
Pronounced: (trass-TOOZE-you-mob)
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Trastuzumab is used alone or with other medications to treat certain types of breast cancer (tumors that produce more than the normal amount of a certain substance called HER2 protein).
This medication is called a monoclonal antibody. It works by attaching to the HER2 cancer cells and blocking them from dividing and growing. It may also destroy the cancer cells or signal the body (immune system) to destroy the cancer...
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All HER2 Positive Breast Cancers Should Get Adjuvant Chemotherapy and...
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Herceptin Immune Targeted Therapy for Breast Cancer
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Treatment for Metastatic, Recurrent Breast Cancer: HER2 Status and...
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The Breast Cancer Mortality Rate is Higher Among African Americans
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Types of Breast Cancer: Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC)
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Breast Cancer Survival Rates Have Doubled Since 1970s
The number of women who survive breast cancer for at least 10 years has almost doubled since the 1970's, a new analysis has found, and many other... Read more »
Tamoxifen responsible for drop in breast cancer deaths
The use of the medication tamoxifen and the widespread use of mammograms have led to a drop in the death rate from breast cancer, a new study says.... Read more »
Herceptin+Tykerb may delay cancer's progress
A combination of the breast cancer drugs Herceptin and Tykerb may slow the progression of the disease, a recent study suggests. In a study of 300... Read more »
Breast MRI and the New American Cancer Society Guidelines for ...
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