Breast Cancer 2

Scientists have finally found out why MPA medroxyprogesterone, otherwise known as Provera performs just as well in low doses in small children who are dealing with early sex traits, as it does for women in high doses with breast cancer. You may have heard of Provera before as the drug that delivers hormone replacement therapy for women who are going through menopause. Two scientists, named Lee and Auchus were trying to figure out why Provera …

…of their ideas. The great significance of this study was the fact that Provera not only works for children with puberty problems, but at high doses it can also work for those women who are dealing with breast cancer. I think this puts a new light on breast cancer and offers great hope for those who are sufferers of breast cancer. Hopefully now this disease can be looked at as hopeful instead of life threatening.