All of these patients, younger as well as older, whether they have tumors that have estrogen receptors or tumors that do not, they all show a benefit when you add chemotherapy. |
In the younger women, there is a 50 percent reduction in the recurrence rate, and in the older women it's about a 25 percent reduction in the rate of tumor recurrence, |
The use of tamoxifen can prevent breast cancer in patients who have no evidence of breast cancer but are at high risk of getting it, |
The use of tamoxifen can prevent breast cancer in patients who have no evidence of breast cancer but are at high risk of getting it. |
This study proves the principle that prevention is a legitimate kind of approach to treating breast cancer, and justifies the continuing research to find [preventive] drugs with less side effects and better risk reduction. |