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HER2 Positive Breast Cancer Treatment

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We as human beings are extremely proud of the technological achievements that we have accomplished over the past years. However, with all these medical achievements there are some things that we cannot avoid. Cancer is one of the things that exist as a hurdle in human progress. Nonetheless, we human beings will never cease to progress and hence have novel ideas to cure cancer. Read along to understand how researchers have researched techniques to cure Breast Cancer, a reason that is known to cause deaths in women.              In breast cancer, the breast cells grow uncontrollably and can cause swelling in the breast areas(1). This growth can be detected in various parts of the breast including the lobules, ducts, and connective tissue. The lobules are responsible to produce milk, the ducts carry this milk to nipples and the connective tissue is a structure that supports the breasts. Most cancers have their source in the ducts or the lobules. If the cancer cells spread to other