Breast cancer survivors get a leg up with new drugs

KCCommunityNews.com: "With new advancements in breast cancer technology such as digital mammograms and MRI images, it's no surprise that breast cancer death rates are down. But pharmaceutical drugs are making advancements in the field of breast cancer as well."


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FDA Approves Tykerb for Advanced Breast Cancer Patients
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved Tykerb (lapatinib), a new targeted anti-cancer treatment, to be used in combination with capectabine ...www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01586.htmlLabeled FDA

Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) Trial - National Cancer ...
A collection of material about the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene, or STAR trial, one of the largest breast cancer prevention studies ever.www.cancer.gov/star

MedlinePlus Drug Information: Raloxifene
Raloxifene is used to prevent and treat osteoporosis, a disease common in women past menopause, which results in bones that break easily. Raloxifene is in a ...www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a698007.html