Taxol doesn't treat common breast cancer
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071010/ap_on_he_me/breast_cancer_chemo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20071010/capt.sge.iir47.101007221400.photo00.photo.default-512x334.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=x6SXSjtTXW.hnZNWxbEpjA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Silhouettes representing breast cancer victims. A widely prescribed chemotherapy drug may only benefit a fraction of the women with advanced breast cancer who are given the drug, according to a study released Wednesday.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)" border="0" /></a>AP - The widely used chemotherapy drug Taxol does not work for the most common form of breast cancer and helps far fewer patients than has been believed, surprising new research suggests.</p><br clear="all"/>

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