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Article: New hope for women at risk.(tamoxifen may reduce breast cancer risk for some women)(Brief Article)
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- Newsweek
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- April 20, 1998
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The drug tamoxifen is the first compound ever shown to reduce some women's chances of developing breast cancer. But in some cases, the benefits of the drug may pale next to its dangers.
Bonnie Krull, 54, had already had enough breast-cancer scares for one lifetime, with a few to spare for reincarnations. Her great-aunt, aunt, mother and sister all developed the disease. A few years ago Krull herself, a telecom manager in Los Angeles and a mother of two grown sons, was being prepped for surgery for what her doctor concluded was a malignancy in her left breast. As she underwent a final mammogram so the surgeon could pinpoint where to cut, and with the IV already ...