Many women with breast cancer may not need chemo, but beware misleading headlines

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Many women with breast cancer may not need chemo, but beware misleading headlines

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Radiation therapy, breast cancer treatment
A new study supports sparing thousands of women from the sometimes nasty side effects of chemotherapy

Australian cancer biologist Darren Saunders sees promise in new research on cancer treatment but warns against unfounded patient expectations

Although mortality rates have decreased significantly over the last few decades, breast cancer is estimated to cause more than half a million deaths g