“Iron-saturated” bovine lactoferrin improves the chemotherapeutic effects of tamoxifen in the treatment of basal-like breast cancer in mice
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tamoxifen is used in hormone therapy for estrogen-receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer, but also has chemopreventative effects against ER-negative breast cancers. This study sought to investigate whether oral iron-saturated bovine la...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-12-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/591 |