Showing posts with label Breast Cancer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Breast Cancer. Show all posts

January 9, 2014

Women At Risk For Breast Cancer Will Get Free Preventive Medications Under Obamacare

www.thinkprogress.org/health/2014/01/09/3142151/breast-cancer-prevention-drugs-free-obamacare/
"The Obama administration announced on Thursday that women at risk for breast cancer will be able to get preventive cancer drugs, like tamoxifen and raloxifene, at no additional cost to them under the Affordable Care Act."

February 25, 2013

Breakthrough In Breast Cancer Treatment Could Increase Life Expectancy, Reduce Side Effects

Breakthrough In Breast Cancer Treatment Could Increase Life Expectancy, Reduce Side Effects: A breakthrough in cancer treatment could potentially have a big impact on the 1 in 8 women who are diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives. The New York Times reports that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug that, when used in conjunction with the popular breast [...]/p