Showing posts with label breast cancer. Show all posts
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Wednesday 10 July 2013

Women at High Breast Cancer Risk Should Consider Preventive Drugs: Experts



July 9, 2013 -- Women at high risk of breast cancer should discuss with their doctors the use of so-called chemopreventive drugs to reduce that risk, according to a new practice guideline issued by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
The new guideline updates the previous one, issued in 2009, said Dr. Kala Visvanathan, director of the clinical cancer genetics and prevention service at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, who co-chaired the guidelines panel.

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http://www.drugs.com/news/women-breast-cancer-risk-should-consider-preventive-experts-45805.html