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...late May 2002, Guerrero left Celeris—the Cabot House convenience store where she had served as a clerk—to undergo and recover from an operation that removed a malignant tumor...
Each year about 212,000 women in the U.S. are found to have breast cancer; half of them are postmenopausal and have tumors studded with receptors for estrogen or progesterone. These growths are perfect targets for tamoxifen and letrozole, which block estrogen's tumor-enhancing effects, albeit through two different mechanisms. "Estrogen is like the fuel that runs a car engine," says Dr. James Ingle, who headed the U.S. portion of the trial at the Mayo Clinic. "If you remove the fuel, the engine quits running...
...prognosis for stomach cancer patients depends on the stage at which the cancer is diagnosed and treated, and the size and location of the tumor. Whatever the state of the cancer, however, such a diagnosis poses a major challenge to both Israel and the Palestinian Authority, which could require some nimble refereeing by the Bush administration...
...sick before age 6 had a 50% greater-than-expected risk of getting breast cancer. The risk was higher in the early years after giving birth to the child and greater in the mothers of boys. Scientists believe the link may have to do with mutations on the tumor-suppression gene p53 and with disruption of hormone levels inside the womb...
ERBITUX Martha Stewart may have still more reason to regret selling her ImClone stock. In June, ImClone reported that its drug Erbitux, in combination with chemotherapy, reduced tumor growth in the colon up to 55%, putting the controversial drug on track for FDA consideration. Erbitux targets cancer cells by blocking their ability to absorb growth factors they need to develop. Trials for treating other tumors, including those in the lung, head and neck, are under...