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Article: Breast cancer advances create new dilemmas: The vast majority of women don't get breast cancer. So which women should take a new drug that can prevent breast cancer in some women?
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- July 9, 1999
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Every woman fears breast cancer. Even if you can't remember the exact numbers _ 175,000 new cases and 43,000 deaths expected this year _ you're familiar with their dark meaning: lots of American women get breast cancer, and often it kills them.
But the fact is, while breast cancer strikes a significant number, the vast majority of women do escape it. Can you predict your chances of being one of the unlucky ones? And can you prevent breast cancer from happening in the first place?
Medical science is getting close to answering those questions. A computerized assessment tool can give individuals a rough estimate of their personal risk of ...