Modifiable lifestyle factors may reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. Obesity is
associated particularly with post‐menopausal breast cancer. Diet is important, and exercise …

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Epidemiological, experimental, and clinical data strongly support the possibility that breast
cancer will be prevented by using anti-estrogenic interventions in healthy women. Three …

Background Despite advances in the early detection and treatment of breast carcinoma, the
mortality and morbidity rates associated with this disease remain high. Primary prevention …

The P-1 trial of tamoxifen versus placebo for breast cancer prevention in high-risk women
provided proof of the concept that chemoprevention was effective. The approval of tamoxifen …

Breast cancer, although uncommon in western populations in the past, continues to rise in
incidence, and now affects up to one woman in nine. In some countries, such as the US and …

Opinion statement Several large, prospective trials have evaluated tamoxifen compared with
placebo for breast cancer risk reduction in women at increased risk for breast cancer. The …

Although our understanding of breast cancer has improved enormously over the last two
decades and treatment has become more rational progress is slow and improvement in …

Raloxifene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator approved for the prevention and
treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis, has shown a significant reduction in breast …

Abstract The National Cancer Institute has created a breast cancer risk assessment tool that
quickly estimates a woman's individualized absolute risk of developing breast cancer …