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human epidermal growth factor receptor 2

a protein that is present in very small amounts on the outer surface of normal cells. HER2 stimulates cell growth, and cancers that produce too much of this protein tend to grow and spread faster. Drugs used to treat cancers that produce HER2 attach to the HER2 protein to slow the growth of the cancer cells.

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References about immunotherapy

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New Treatment Controls Breast Cancer Growth in Study

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human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), and tend to grow and ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/new-treatment-controls-breast-cancer-growth-in-study

New Treatment Controls Breast Cancer Growth in Study

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Lapatinib May Work Against Certain Inflammatory Breast ...

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Cancer Glossary

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