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Tamoxifen and Breast Cancer Prevention
Tamoxifen and Breast Cancer Prevention
Few women at risk for breast cancer willing to use drug to prevent the disease. Fewer than one in five women eligible to take tamoxifen were inclined to take the drug after being told of its risks and benefits, according to a new study. The study, from the May 15, 2005 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, reports that concerns over the drug's adverse effects were the primary reason for refusal.
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Do fruits and vegetables have much impact against breast cancer risk?
A: No. There are two things going on here. One is the likelihood that the relationship is true and another is the strength of the relationship. Although we think the relationship between vegetables and breast cancer is real, the impact isn't huge.
There isn't a lot about diet, weight, etc., that has a big impact on breast cancer. I'm sure we're missing something, but we haven't yet worked out what is going on. There's no question that gaining weight after menopause raises the risk. And we know that hormones and reproduction are really important because women who start puberty early or go through menopause late have a higher risk, and women who bear children at a young age have a lower risk. Rapid growth in childhood and adolescence also raise the risk.
Related topics to be discussed on the next chapter are:
breast cancer
lung cancer
prostate cancer
skin cancer
colon cancer
ovarian cancer
cancer symptoms
cancer research
cervical cancer
testicular cancer
pancreatic cancer
cancer treatment
liver cancer
bladder cancer
bone cancer
thyroid cancer
brain cancer
stomach cancer |
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