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Old 12-30-2011, 01:42 PM   #28
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Ah, but most cancers due to research can be treated now according to others. How could this have happened then? I don't understand, I am insane remember?
Lots of the money goes into early detection/screening as well.

Here is an example of a drug that decreases the mortality rate of breast Cancer.

Tamoxifen - It is usually given for 5 years post treatment of breast cancer.

Tamoxifen is currently used for the treatment of both early and advanced ER+ (estrogen receptor positive) breast cancer in pre- and post-menopausal women.[3] Additionally, it is the most common hormone treatment for male breast cancer.[4] It is also approved by the FDA for the prevention of breast cancer in women at high risk of developing the disease.[5] It has been further approved for the reduction of contralateral (in the opposite breast) cancer.
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