New drugs
Scientists are using the increasing knowledge of the way tumours develop and grow to design new drugs. One new treatment uses an antibody to breast cancer cells in conjunction with chemotherapy to reduce the tumour size. Doctors have found that drug treatments like tamoxifen - used together with surgery and radiotherapy to treat breast cancer - help prevent further disease. Such drugs may in the future be used as a preventative measure for people with an increased genetic risk of disease.
