Breakthrough in cancer treatment

FINDING a cure for cancer came two steps closer to reality last night with the publication of ground-breaking research, an Irish oncology expert said.

In separate trials using new drugs to treat breast cancer, one study delayed the progress of the disease better than the best existing treatment and the other dramatically reduced the size of tumours which could see less women having to undergo mastectomies.

Both drugs beat tamoxifen, the current 'gold standard' treatment for the disease.