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What causes (aggressive) breast cancer?
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Age, hormone status: The more response less aggressive breast cancers occur in older post menopausal women and when the tumor is examined it is ER(-), PR (-) HER2 (-). Such tumors are associated with early spread and do not respond to estrogen blockage or the use of Hereceptin.
Answered 6/9/2014
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