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Is There A Cure For Breast Cancer
Health Encyclopedia: Breast Cancer Drug Therapy
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Medications
The most important advances in the cure of breast cancer have come through the use of drug therapy, also called systemic therapy. Surgery and radiation therapy are effective for treating tumors confined to the breast but not for cancer cells that have spread. In such cases, drug therapy is needed. Drugs work systemically. That is, they kill cancer cells throughout the body rather than just in the breast or nearby tissue.
Drugs Used for Breast Cancer
Systemic treatments for breast cancer...
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Expert & Community Posts
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Health Guide
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Medications
...(ta-MOX-ih-fen),(SOL-ta-mox) Uses Tamoxifen is used to treat breast cancer that has spread to... Read more »
...(ta-MOX-ih-fen),(SOL-ta-mox) Uses Tamoxifen is used to treat breast cancer that has spread to... Read more »
...with other medications to treat certain types of breast cancer (e.g.,... Read more »
...with other medications to treat certain types of breast cancer (e.g.,... Read more »
...Toremifene is used in postmenopausal women to treat breast cancer that has spread to other parts... Read more »
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