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World Service,29 Nov 1995,12 mins

The Best Way To Treat Breast Cancer

Health Matters

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New breast cancer treatments, spiders and surgeons, help for parents of premature babies. How to best treat breast cancer is explored in the programme. Evidence suggests removing lumps rather than the whole breast can be as effective. The web-spinning skills of spiders and their silk threads are being used to help surgeons. Also in the programme, a guide for the parents of premature babies.

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