Article: Widely Used Breast Cancer Drug Not Linked to Stroke; Study in Journal of the National Cancer Institute Suggests Tamoxifen Does Not Raise Stroke Risk Among Survivors.

Article: Widely Used Breast Cancer Drug Not Linked to ...
Business Wire;  October 19, 2004 ;     631 words ... ... treatment for breast cancer on stroke risk. "Out of 11 ... chemotherapy increases stroke risk among women treated for invasive breast cancer was unexpected ... Bernstein, "Stroke Risk and Tamoxifen Therapy for Breast Cancer." Journal ...

Article: Latest WHI Data Links PREMARIN(R) to Reduced Incidence of ...
PR Newswire;  April 13, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... reduction in fractures and fewer cases of breast cancer than placebo, according to Wyeth Pharmaceuticals ... no excess risk of heart disease or breast cancer for at least 6.8 years of use ... 30 39% lower) -- 7 fewer cases of breast cancer (23% lower) "Perhaps the most striking ...

Article: Breast cancer risk unaffected: increase in ...
OB GYN News;  March 15, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... increase in the risk of breast cancer. And similar to the ... size of the increased stroke risk, and the fact that ... secondary outcome, and breast cancer the major possible ... Because the increased stroke risk was so small, the ...

Article: ESTROGEN STUDY STOPPED BECAUSE OF STROKE RISK THE ...
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  March 3, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... on heart disease and breast cancer risk, reduces hip fracture risk, and raises stroke risk. The lack of a link between estrogen and breast cancer was a pleasant surprise ... there were eight added breast cancer cases a year for every ...

Article: Berlex Statement on WHI Estrogen-Only Study Data: Study Shows No ...
PR Newswire;  April 13, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... fracture, with no increased risk of breast cancer, when followed for about seven years ... to see if positive observations on breast cancer and CHD would have achieved statistical ... with known or suspected pregnancy, breast cancer, estrogen-dependent neoplasia ...

Article: Stroke risk increased by breast ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  October 12, 2004 ;     545 words ...WOMEN taking the breast cancer drug tamoxifen run a significantly higher risk of stroke, it ... guaranteed cure for cancer.' Tamoxifen is a hormonal treatment for breast cancer patients who have surgery. It is used for up to five years after ...

Article: Breast cancer drug not linked to stroke.
Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week;  November 20, 2004 ;     667 words ... ... physicians warn breast cancer patients considering ... increase their stroke risk - but a new ... treatment for breast cancer on stroke risk. "Out of ... chemotherapy increases stroke risk among women ... for invasive breast cancer was unexpected ...