"With early-stage breast cancer, for instance, doctors vastly overtreat because they can't tell which patients need chemotherapy and which don't. Dr. Eric Winer, director of the breast oncology center at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, estimates that in some situations, 100 women get chemotherapy for every one to 20 who truly benefit." Excerpted from: HEALTH SENSE Fighting cancer where it lives By Judy Foreman, Globe Columnist, 4/8/2003 J Cancer Res & Clin Onc, 6/03 Breast Ca Res & Treat, 5/04 Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.