Women taking tamoxifen for breast cancer decrease heart disease risk
14th Nov 2005, 15:19 GMT
Filed under: Breast Cancer, Drug, Prevention Doctors have found that women who take tamoxifen (a steroid) for breast cancer for five years rather than only two years, even if they are cancer-free, reduce their risk of developing heart disease. The article said there is a slightly increased incidence of developing endometrial cancer with longer tamoxifen therapy. However, women who continue with tamoxifen not only have reduced incidence of heart disease, but appear also to have reduced incidence of death from all causes. Read Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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