Chemo harms more breast cancer patients (AP)

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Reply Tue 15 Aug, 2006 07:15 pm
Chemo harms more breast cancer patients
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060816/ap_on_he_me/breast_cancer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060815/capt.e29b9dec68db45ae85c0fc19a95bbe21.breast_cancer_gfx661.jpg?x=130&y=73&sig=7IbOyUBDHTDCCzayheNAjQ--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="HOLD FOR RELEASE 4 P.M. EDT; graphic shows the percentage of hospital and emergency rooms visits for women having one or more serious adverse effects from chemotherapy. (AP Graphic)" border="0" /></a>AP - Younger breast cancer patients seem to suffer more serious side effects from chemotherapy than previously thought. Roughly one in six of those women wind up at the emergency room or hospitalized because of such side effects as infection, low blood counts, dehydration or nausea, researchers reported Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>

 
 

 
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