Estrogen for Breast Cancer (VIDEO)

WashU Medicine

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A new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has shown that estrogen therapy can shrink tumors in some women with metastatic breast cancer. Estrogen works against metastatic tumors that have become resistant to estrogen-lowering drugs, which are widely used for treating advanced breast cancer.

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