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Early switch to aromatase inhibitor increases survival

For breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen, switching to an aromatase inhibitor within three years significantly improves survival rates, according to a new study Published in the March 15, 2007 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

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Prostate cancer patients see high survival rates with seed implants

More than ninety percent of men who receive appropriate radiation dose levels with permanent radiation seed implants to treat their prostate cancer are cured of their cancer eight years after diagnosis, according to a study released in the February 1 issue of the International Journal for Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of ASTRO.

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