[neverdem]

Life will be so much better with nationalized health care when there aren't enough primary care providers as it is. /sarc

[LibFreeOrDie]

The title of the original article is somewhat misleading. It’s not “hormone therapy” as in hormone replacement therapy. It’s anti-hormone therapy.

[BossLady]

Interesting that they don’t talk about all the side effects of the drug. Shutting off all estrogen receptors is not needed. Indole 3 Carbinol, Diindolylmethane or Sulforaphane glucosinolate all made from broccoli and cruciferous vegetables can do a much better job than these pharma drugs at blocking the ‘bad’ estrogen and letting the ‘good’ estrogen stay. And...no side effects.... But then again, they cost about 1/4 less than the pharma drugs... ;)

[neverdem]

Gene test could better predict breast cancer - More research is called for

Study of Tumor Recurrence May Change Drug Guidelines (for small HER2 positive breast cancer) NY Times

New study firmly ties hormone use to breast cancer (What a dumb title, as if there were some doubt?) (IHT = NY Times)

31st Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

http://www.sabcs.org/Newsletter/Docs/SABCS_2008_Issue4.pdf

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