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14 hours ago ago from Patient Safety Blog

A drug that can cut a woman's risk of breast cancer in half when taken regularly is proving to be a tough sell when women have a chance to fully understand the pros and cons of the medication. The drug is tamoxifen. For women at high risk of breast cancer (who have a gene associated with it or a close relative with breast cancer), tamoxifen can reduce the odds of developing breast cancer by 50 percent. Yet recent studies show that when ...

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12 hours ago ago from Cure Breast Cancer Blog

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