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Article: The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Issues New Recommendations Regarding Management of Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women.(Disease/Disorder overview)
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- June 24, 2008
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CLEVELAND -- The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) has just released a supplement to its official journal Menopause to meet the need for current clinical recommendations for managing breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, except for nonmelanoma skin cancers, and is the second leading cause of cancer death for women worldwide. According to the American Cancer Society, 182,460 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in US women in 2008 with 40,930 deaths anticipated. Women living in North America have the highest rate of breast cancer in the world.
"The single most important risk ...