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- Copyright (c) 1993 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
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- A Resource About Pharmaceutical Research on Breast Cancer
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- America's pharmaceutical research companies are currently developing 37
- medicines for the prevention or treatment of breast cancer, according to a new
- publication released by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PMA).
- The 20 page publication, titled "Pharmaceutical Frontiers: Research on Breast
- Cancer" is the second in the PMA's "Pharmaceutical Frontiers" series.
- Of the 37 medicines being developed, involving 19 companies and the
- National Cancer Institute, 24 are being developed to inhibit or suppress tumor
- growth, 8 are to destroy cancer cells in the breast and 2 are to cause a
- reduction in the extent of the tumor.
- The publication also contains statistics about breast cancer and patient
- support information provided by the American Cancer Society, The National
- Cancer Institute, CancerCare, and the National Alliance of Breast Cancer
- Organizations. You may obtain your copy by writing to: "Breast
- Cancer", PMA, 11000 Fifteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20005.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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