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The Drug Arimidex Reduces Risk of Developing Breast Cancer at High Risk for The Disease
Dec 26, 2013The drug Arimidex reduces the risk of developing breast cancer by more than 50 percent among postmenopausal women at high risk for the disease, according to a new study. The finding, scheduled for presentation Thursday at the San Antonio ...
Tags: Arimidex, breast cancer, postmenopausal women, women health, anastrozole
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Exercise Help Breast Cancer Survivors Relieve Joint Pain That Is a Side Effect
Dec 26, 2013Exercise might help breast cancer survivors relieve the joint pain that is a side effect of their medications, researchers say. A new study included patients who were taking aromatase inhibitor drugs, such as Arimidex (anastrozole), ...
Tags: exercise, breast cancer, relieve the joint pain, breast cancer survivors
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Acupuncture Works No Better Than "Sham" Version of Technique in Breast-Cancer Drug Study
Dec 26, 2013When it comes to easing the side effects of certain breast cancer drugs, acupuncture may work no better than a "sham" version of the technique, a small trial suggests. Breast cancer drugs known as aromatase inhibitors often cause side ...
Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer drugs, acupuncture, women health
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Novartis Wins FDA Approval for Afinitor Tablets to Treat Advanced Breast Cancer
Jul 23, 2012Novartis has won FDA approval for Afinitor (everolimus) tablets for the treatment of postmenopausal women with advanced hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer (advanced HR+ breast cancer) in combination with exemestane after ...
