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Herceptin (Trastuzumab) for Cancer

• Herceptin
  http://www.herceptin.com/

   -Now more than ever, testing for HER2 protein overexpression plays a key role in the management of breast cancer. With the availability of HerceptinÆ (Trastuzumab) for HER2 protein overexpressing metastatic breast cancer, patients who test positive for this tumor marker may now have a treatment option.

  
  

• A HER2 Resource
  http://www.her2status.com

   - This website provides detailed information for both medical professionals and patients about the HER2 gene and receptor, their effect on breast cancer prognosis and therapeutic outcome and use as a target for specific therapy to improve survival of cancer patients.

  
  

• Understanding Herceptin: Information on Herceptin
  http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/info/herceptin.htm

   -Herceptin works by interfering with one of the ways in which breast cancer cells grow and divide.

 

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