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Comment
. 2011 Aug 2;8(9):511-2.
doi: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2011.123.

Targeted therapies: Using β-blockers to inhibit breast cancer progression

Desmond G Powe  1 , Frank Entschladen
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Targeted therapies: Using β-blockers to inhibit breast cancer progression

Desmond G Powe et al. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. .

Abstract

Three recent population studies have translated laboratory investigations into a clinical setting and concur in presenting evidence that suggest a dramatic new role for β-blockers in reducing metastases, tumor recurrence and specific mortality in breast cancer. Should we be skeptical about these controversial findings?

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