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Article: Breast Cancer; Prevention.
- Article from:
- NWHRC Health Center - Breast Cancer
- Article date:
- April 21, 2008
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There is no known way to prevent breast cancer. But there are some things you can do to reduce your risk of breast cancer.
Approved in 1998, the drug tamoxifen has been shown to slash the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women by up to 50 percent. Also, preliminary results of a 2006 study on postmenopausal women found that the osteoporosis drug raloxifene was as effective as tamoxifen at lowering breast cancer risk, with slightly fewer side effects. The study, called STAR (Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene)--one of the largest breast cancer prevention studies ever--compared both drugs, with raloxifene pulling just slightly ahead of tamoxifen. If you have a high ...