Chief of Breast Surgery Dr. Roshni Rao talks gene test study for breast cancer

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Channel: Columbia University Department of Surgery · 2018 · Science & Technology

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Chief of Breast Surgery, Dr. Roshni Rao, explains the study that changes treatment guidelines for women with early-stage breast cancer.

Many women with early-stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy and take only a drug that blocks the hormone estrogen or stops the body from making it, called endocrine therapy.

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