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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jane Kirby

‘Landmark moment’ as new pill approved for common type of advanced breast cancer

A new drug has been approved on the NHS for advanced breast cancer (Alamy/PA) -

A twice-a-day pill for the most common type of advanced breast cancer has been approved on the NHS in what scientists say is a “landmark moment”.

Around 1,100 – and potentially up to 3,000 – women every year could benefit from capivasertib for hormone receptor (HR)-positive HER2-negative breast cancer that has certain genetic mutations and has spread.

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