Tuesday, 29 March 2011

Breast cancer drugs for healthy women

Among the most widely prescribed cancer drugs is tamoxifen. It works to reduce levels of oestrogen, which causes many breast cancers to grow.

".. women who show increased breast density in mammogram scans are also at greater risk of developing the disease."


Breast cancer drugs for healthy women: "Millions of healthy women should be given drugs with potentially serious side-effects to prevent breast cancer, study recommends."