Tag Archives: New England Journal of Medicine

Most Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer Don’t Need Chemotherapy

A new study shows the vast majority of women do well on endocrine therapy alone

A much anticipated study comparing the long-term survival of women with early-stage breast cancer who received chemotherapy with women who did not has just been released. The results, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine on June 3, 2018, … Continue reading

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Should You Get a Second Opinion?

Why second opinions are essential

I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians~ Alexander the Great When a doctor tells you you have cancer (or any life-threatening illness) your natural reaction is to ask him or her, “What should I do?” You’ve just … Continue reading

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