Test of Herceptin Finds Briefer Treatment Can Work, With Fewer Side Effects

(By Richard Harris for NPR)

Sometimes less may be better when it comes to treatment for breast cancer. A new study finds that women who have been diagnosed with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer did just as well with six months of treatment with the drug Herceptin (trastuzumab) as did women who received a 12-month course of this treatment. Continue reading article here…

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