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Nature Medicine  4, 761 - 762 (1998)
doi:10.1038/nm0798-761

Breast cancer biology blossoms in the clinic

Sharyl J. Nass, Hillary A. Hahm & Nancy E. Davidson

The John Hopkins Oncology Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, USA

New clinical reports demonstrate that targeting the biological pathways of hormone and peptide growth factor receptors holds promise for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer.

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