New breast cancer drug helps prevent returns

Thursday, December 9, 2004

SAN ANTONIO -- A newer drug prevented far more breast cancers from recurring in older women than the old standby tamoxifen and with far fewer side effects, doctors said Wednesday, citing a new study.

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