16 Dec2013
‘Remarkable’ breast cancer drug could save lives of thousands of women
Thousands of women at high risk of breast cancer could be saved after a study showed drug anastrozole halves the chance of developing the disease in a discovery branded ‘remarkable’ by the science community.
The lives of thousands of women could be saved after research showed a drug halves the risk of developing breast cancer.
Taking anastrozole for five years reduces the chance of high-risk post-menopausal women contracting the disease by 53 per cent.
A global focus on cancer prevention will be needed to help stem the continued rise in cancer cases around the world, an international organisation 