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By Jessica Wapner
Posted: October 3, 2011
Category: cancer | Tagged adverse events, anemia, cancer, dyspnea, European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress, Genentech, Herceptin, lapatinib, neutropenia, side effects, toxicities, trastuzumab, Tykerb | Leave a comment
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