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Not all breast cancer patients need chemo, major study finds

Chemotherapy drugs being administered to a patient

A major trial, involving a common genetic test, has concluded two-thirds of women with the most common form of breast cancer may not need chemotherapy.


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By Sunil Awasthi

Source: SBS



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A major trial, involving a common genetic test, has concluded two-thirds of women with the most common form of breast cancer may not need chemotherapy.



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