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Researchers Find Herceptin Prevents Reoccurrence of
Breast Cancer
By Kimberly Russell
Researchers have found a drug that appears to be very effective
in preventing the re-occurrence of a common type of breast
cancer.
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April 30, 2005 (AXcess News) Washington - Researchers have found
a drug that appears to be very effective in preventing the
re-occurrence of a common type of breast cancer. This drug,
herceptin, was so effective, that clinical trials were stopped
early to inform the participants of the results.
Four years ago, Adriana Jenkins was diagnosed with breast
cancer.
She says, "My cancer was extremely aggressive, and I wanted
to do everything I could possibly could, to make sure it didn't
come back."Following surgery to remove the tumor, Adriana received
chemotherapy and herceptin, a drug that is given intravenously.
Herceptin is normally used to treat breast cancer patients after
their cancer has returned.But in Adriana's case, she took the drug
to prevent the cancer from coming back.
Researchers used the same
approach in treating other breast cancer patients.In clinical
trials, women reported that after four years, cancer returned in 15
percent of those who received chemotherapy and herceptin, compared
to 33 percent of those who got only chemotherapy.Doctor Eric Weiner
of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute explains how herceptin works.
He says, "This drug robs the cancer of a growth factor that is a
chemical that drives the cancer to grow.
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Although herceptin fights breast cancer, some women have
experienced side effects such as a weakened heart. But despite
that, doctors say the benefits are so strong, they are encouraging
many women to add herceptin to their cancer treatments.
Source: Voice of America
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