Breast cancer test may stop un-needed therapy
Conclusion
It is fair to say that it is not clear what the effect on the overall percentage of patients having chemotherapy is at this moment in time. But better targeting of chemotherapy – giving it to those who are more likely to benefit from it – may also help women avoid unnecessary treatment and potential harm.
The test may also help to alleviate some of the emotional and psychological strain experienced by patients who are currently placed in the “intermediate” risk category.
Analysis by Bazian. Edited by NHS Choices. Follow Behind the Headlines on twitter.
Links To The Headlines New breast cancer test could spare women chemotherapy. The Guardian, September 26 2013
Test could spare women the ordeal of chemotherapy. ITV News, September 26 2013
Breast Cancer: NICE Approves New Test. Sky News, September 25 2013
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