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Experts Close In on Breast Cancer Vaccine

Link to childbearing hormones could be prevention key

By Jess Kilby, Newser User

Posted Oct 6, 2008 5:43 AM CDT

(Newser) – The prevention of breast cancer has been strongly linked to hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy and breastfeeding, prompting a top cancer expert to predict that a vaccine could mimic such safeguards, reports the Guardian. The researcher called for increased efforts to prevent breast cancer... Read full story »

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