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Mass. General report outlines recurrence risks of some breast cancers

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Play from 0:00[0:00] ..." The three suspects in the United States sitting on the picture in the journal but it. Late term if it is it is having enormous practical importance to and a majority of women with breast cancer. "...

Play from 0:15[0:15] ..." The topic of the public don't appreciate. But it ultimately dependent breast cancer which is two civil Britain's prison have a very chronic between lapsing form of the disease that it is -- that. Every"...

Play from 2:03[2:03] ..." I bear on associated with the drug any major side effects are ones that -- would cause the woman in her position. To wonder whether the benefits outweigh the risks."...

Play from 3:23[3:23] ..." would get some significant toxicity. At particularly hot flashes. That has sold joint effort so muscles. And it got on assignment this sense is that in general they aren't common than not that the and often"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" The three suspects in the United States sitting on the picture in the journal but it. Late term if it is it is having enormous practical importance to and a majority of women with breast cancer. "

Play from 0:13[0:13]" Explain to me why that is."

Play from 0:15[0:15]" The topic of the public don't appreciate. But it ultimately dependent breast cancer which is two civil Britain's prison have a very chronic between lapsing form of the disease that it is -- that. Every parent thread between it and insists he is worse than the differences between terror and here. As processes the risk of recurrent accumulate and said that the recounts his trip beyond five years from diagnosis. -- result in 2003 we Protestant went in. Lately it -- tamoxifen let me just switch and -- and revocation of the different aside. Importance of their own church that take years affair he would wait to period to live with this result -- in the journal today is. It looks at what is -- not -- dead yet or had ever done little considered being if you imagine it women could be a young woman's risk cancer. The group took from witnesses has become an -- either from cumulative reputed the passage of time. The elderly and or not allowed into the ultimate Portland took there appeared couldn't tolerate it and stop give it up prematurely he or equipment in this completes their diagnosis they can -- I'm lost in the fifty year. From the at all. What would say that such a woman could consider taking one of these proposal that -- specifically a ticket -- obvious -- even excellent they would NCA. William nine -- it. She could still considered taking electrical -- five years beginning as soon as possible at any time. And it was we'll stick."

Play from 2:03[2:03]" I bear on associated with the drug any major side effects are ones that -- would cause the woman in her position. To wonder whether the benefits outweigh the risks."

Play from 2:14[2:14]" Yes that I think. Before watching -- scientific questions that they do which is important -- what you let me say that. They think for people is that the risk of recurrence rate. It remains two -- it. In that's a negative patience and that it. You know participation each and every year between unified and fifty which -- the cumulative returns of about 13% in overall. Between them since the year. And results decrease that recounts this by about 70% to -- you know what he thinks he leaked it to be back. You're looking at. You know about diplomacy twenty out of every thirteen -- that during that period of confidence about taking an urgent that. They depict extremely favorable to Clinton it minivan and pulled out that it is completely and be patient. In the report -- questioning the quality of life women eight Oly oval or perceive. Witnessing in Wisconsin that's not to say that he would get some significant toxicity. At particularly hot flashes. That has sold joint effort so muscles. And it got on assignment this sense is that in general they aren't common than not that the and often it manageable. Overall a very favorable fit the profile."

Play from 3:44[3:44]" So it sounds as though bottom line -- you know I I hate to use the term miracle drug but it sounds as though. This would prove to be moved near close to a miracle drug for some women out there."

Play from 3:56[3:56]" Well I don't like -- like you the and -- do it because this thing very commitment but I will say. And let me immediately. I have -- he has from resolved with the following comment. But it had not been immune. Indonesia in the face then is not welcome news for doctors and patients for tests and summer. As far as the -- rectification confirmed that women don't want to hear that they have a residual risk cities. Important witness -- well faucet in the diagnosis and women into the tens of its survival on. Because they want to -- emergency get on with bin -- feel well and I think it's very. Hopeful some way to notify -- Martinez and risk -- she thought -- which -- And talk about what to how to change feel in this conflict have to say that as. Many doctors have mistakenly told that there is that the final -- relations but the they have. As and -- it provided on applauding medications as to the list of form at all initial news -- It is moderate and -- giving going to have to contact patient -- no longer be under follow up with and there's going to be discharged PCP or other physician or maybe didn't. And that's out this some obligation honesty contact those who have been. And bring him in and a prize in of these results and often in the therapy. It is don't know they used -- mentioned to patient care that is what unwelcome. However against it is effect that despite this news is a wonderful treatment to address says be depressing news. It's the truth is Giguere was coming comes packaged with a solution. Which I think it with --"

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[0:01]..." do a recent studies show that there were no significant differences in breast cancer deaths between women who did. Breast examination in those who did not. And the self breast exam group had more biopsies -- 3400 compared to 1900 biopsies in the non self exam group. Even though more biopsies were done there was not a greater detection of cancer in the self exam group then in the non exam group. However "...

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