Doubling Time on Tamoxifen Cuts Odds for Breast Cancer's Return: Study

Published June 7, 2013

Doubling Time on Tamoxifen Cuts Odds for Breast Cancer's Return: Study

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However, longer tamoxifen regimens were associated with a greater risk for side effects from the cancer-suppressing drug, such as night sweats, hot flashes, blood clots, strokes and a heightened risk for cancer of the lining of the uterus (endometrial …
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Cass Drug court graduates celebrate achievements

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South Bend Tribune/JAMES BROSHER Essence Romans, left, a graduate of a Cass County drug court treatment program, gets a hug during a graduation celebration Tuesday at the county's Law and Courts Building in Cassopolis. Cass drug courts are among the …
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PCP more prevalent among arrestees in DC than other big cities

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Introducing the report at a seminar at the Urban Institute in the District last week, R. Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, cited the overall statistics as a need for better substance-abuse treatment …
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Spared Death, Aging People With HIV Struggle to Live

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Then he won a lottery for a new AIDS drug that had been rushed through the approval process. Almost overnight his health began to return, and with it, another, more open-ended, challenge: …. “The city could be more prepared” for the wave of older …
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