| TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- Canadian scientists have made a major discovery about how cancer spreads: tumour cells appear to co-opt normal cells around them, in effect "talking" them into helping the cancer set up shop in other parts of the body. TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- Women who survive breast cancer may be more likely than other women to go on to develop Type 2 diabetes, a new Canadian study suggests. (USA TODAY) -- Breast cancer patients who double the length of time that they take a common medication can sharply reduce their risk of death, according to a new study that's predicted to influence medical practice. (Associated Press) -- Breast cancer patients taking the drug tamoxifen can cut their chances of having the disease come back or kill them if they stay on the pills for 10 years instead of five years as doctors recommend now, a major study finds. | News brought to you by: | | | | | | |
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