Breast cancer: 'New drug hope' | the Daily Mail

Breast cancer: 'New drug hope' | the Daily Mail: "Breast cancer: 'New drug hope'
18:34pm 9th December 2005

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A new breast cancer drug that shuts off the supply of oestrogen has the potential to save thousands of lives in the UK, researchers have revealed.

Data from three international trials involving more than 4,000 women showed that switching from standard therapy to Arimidex after two years can reduce death rates by 29%. The drug is currently licensed for the after-surgery treatment of post-menopausal women with early invasive breast cancer fuelled by the sex hormone oestrogen."