Who can safely skip chemo for breast cancer? (Article)
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CNN Article - June 13th, 2006 (link)
Claudia Lowry had a scary decision: Could she safely skip chemotherapy after surgeons removed her breast cancer?
Tens of thousands of women undergo chemo for breast cancer every year when they don't really need it, but doctors don't have an easy way to tell who can gamble on skipping the harsh drugs.
A simple gene test now promises to help women like Lowry make that nerve-wracking choice -- and a major government study is enrolling more than 10,000 patients around the country to see just how well it does the job.
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CNN Article - June 13th, 2006 (link)
Claudia Lowry had a scary decision: Could she safely skip chemotherapy after surgeons removed her breast cancer?
Tens of thousands of women undergo chemo for breast cancer every year when they don't really need it, but doctors don't have an easy way to tell who can gamble on skipping the harsh drugs.
A simple gene test now promises to help women like Lowry make that nerve-wracking choice -- and a major government study is enrolling more than 10,000 patients around the country to see just how well it does the job.
(More at link above)
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