Posts Tagged ‘Aromatase Inhibitor’

Hormone Treatment Breast Cancer – A Breast Cancer Story

Posted by admin on 25 July, 2010
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Estrogen promotes the growth of about 2 out of 3 of breast cancers — those containing estrogen receptors (ER-positive cancers) and/or progesterone receptors (PR-positive cancers). Because of this, several approaches to blocking the effect of estrogen or lowering estrogen levels are used to treat ER-positive and PR-positive breast cancers. Hormone treatment breast cancer is given [...]

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Tamoxifen Effective In Curing Breast Cancer

Posted by admin on 7 April, 2010
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Tamoxifen, known in the trade as Nolvadex, is usually prescribed by specialists in breast cancer and is taken in pill form. A patient will stay on the drug for about five years. Often the woman’s cancer will be tested to see if it is sensitive to the amount of oestrogen in the system. If [...]

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Low Forms Of Cyclin E Reduce Breast Cancer Drug’s Effectiveness

Posted by admin on 10 February, 2010
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Low Forms Of Cyclin E Reduce Breast Cancer Drug’s Effectiveness Overexpression of low-molecular-weight (LMW-E) forms of the protein cyclin E renders the aromatase inhibitor letrozole ineffective among women with estrogen-receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in Clinical Cancer Research. The M. D. Anderson research, led [...]

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