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Progesterone could treat breast cancer

RESEARCHERS say the female hormone progesterone could be included in the treatment of breast cancer because it slows the growth of tumours.

HALF of breast cancer patients could benefit from having the widely available female hormone progesterone added to their treatment, research suggests.

THE hormone is involved in signals between cell molecules that can hold back tumour growth, scientists have found.

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