US News: Going Straight to Chemo May Be Better for Certain Breast Cancers
Posted by mfwn in In The News on 09 7th, 2011 | no responses
An article from US News highlights recent findings about neoadjuvant treatment and the BRCA1 gene mutation. One of the key outcomes of the study showed that among women with the BRCA1 gene mutation, chemotherapy given before any other treatment corresponded with 46% of that group later showing no evidence of cancer from the breast tissue and lymph nodes.
Full article here
