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MEDICINE: Squelching Progesterone's Signal May Prevent Breast Cancer
Jean Marx
Results described on page 1467 of this issue of Science suggest that one day it may be possible to use progesterone-blocking drugs rather than surgery to prevent BRCA1-mediated breast cancers. (Read more.)
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