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15 01, 2016

Study shows slow progress on stillbirth prevention globally

2017-04-26T12:34:53+00:00

Ten countries account for two-thirds of stillbirths with India having the highest number, and Pakistan and Nigeria with the highest rates. More than 2.6 million stillbirths continue to occur globally every year with very slow progress made to tackle this ‘silent problem’. Despite significant reductions in the number of maternal and child deaths, there has [...]

15 08, 2014

Ten Years of Tamoxifen Reduces Breast Cancer Recurrences, Improves Survival

2017-04-26T12:34:59+00:00

For some women with Breast Cancer, taking adjuvant tamoxifen  for 10 years after primary treatment leads to a greater reduction in breast cancer recurrences and deaths than taking the drug for only 5 years, according to the results of a large international clinical trial. The findings from the ATLAS trial—presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium  (SABCS) and published in The [...]