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Herceptin: Reducing relapses in breast cancer

The drug Herceptin is reported to have cured breast cancer in the most advanced stages and is going to cut down relapses by half. Herceptin, made by Genentech, was first tested on 220 women along with chemotherapy and other standard cancer tests. In the first test and the two consecutive tests that took place later showed that the rate of relapse was cut down by Herceptin.
30,000 American women will be administered Herceptin for breast cancer within a couple of years, curing perhaps 7,000 who would otherwise relapse, some doctors predicted.
Herceptin is a step ahead of tamoxifen as it can cure cancer even in advanced stages.Read More

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