Drug switch improves breast cancer survival: study
17th Nov 2006, 04:24 GMT
LONDON (Reuters) - Switching patients with early breast cancer from a standard drug to a newer treatment helps them to live longer and improves their odds of remaining free of the disease, German researchers said on Friday.
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