New drug discovered

The press associated published a story on a new potential drug that can fight breast cancer. Women who participated in the study were in an advanced stage of cancer, and the results were remarkable. According to Dr David Miles new study

Almost a quarter of the 66 patients saw their tumours disappear or shrink. In 8% of cases, the cancer effectively vanished

This new drug is called pertuzumab. Although the patients that participated in this study were already in a advanced stage of breast cancer, Dr. MIles believes using this drug in addition to chemotherapy could be a more effective alternative in treating breast cancer.