Pre-Surgery Pills May Help Breast Cancer Patients

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Taking hormone-blocking pills for a few months before breast cancer surgery can shrink tumors and allow many women to have just the lump removed instead of the whole breast, a new study suggests.

This approach is sometimes tried now in Europe, and the study was the first large test of it in the United States. It won't change practice right away; a second study is starting to try to repeat the results and identify which drugs work best.

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Pre-Surgery Pills May Help Breast Cancer Patients

Ultimately, though, this new approach could affect the care of tens of thousands of women each year with large tumors whose growth is fueled by estrogen. It might...

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