Living longer and living better: breast cancer endocrine therapy

It was with great enthusiasm that we have seen the results published by Francis et al concerning the adjuvant hormone therapy. In the SOFT study (Suppression of Ovarian Function With Either Tamoxifen or Exemestane Compared With Tamoxifen Alone in Treating Premenopausal Women With Hormone-Responsive Breast Cancer), the 8-year disease-free survival rate was 78.9% in patients with only tamoxifen, 83.2% with tamoxifen and ovarian suppression and...