Progress of the relationship between cyclooxygenase-2 and breast cancer / 中国癌症杂志

ABSTRACT

Recent researches indicated that cyclooxygena se -2 (COX-2) expression was related not only to development of breast cancer but also to clinicopathological parameters and prognosis of advanced breast cancer. The preclinical and clinical studies on the use of selective COX-2 inhibitors f or the prevention and treatment of breast cancer have become the focus of invest igation.