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Breast Cancer
New data from A. Howell et al illuminate research in breast cancer
January 8th, 2009
"Breast cancer incidence is increasing in all parts of the world. Although in Western countries death rates are declining, there is a need to make attempts to prevent the disease in order to reduce the trauma of diagnosis and treatment," scientists writing in the journal Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism report. "Endocrine approaches to breast cancer prevention have been the most successful approach to cancer prevention to date. Studies with tamoxifen were initiated when it was noted that, during adjuvant treatment after surgery to prevent relapse, the incidence of new contralateral cancers was reduced by half. Four trials of >= 5...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-08)
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