PREVENTING BREAST-CANCER WITH TAMOXIFEN

Authors
JORDAN VC
Citation
Vc. Jordan, PREVENTING BREAST-CANCER WITH TAMOXIFEN, Hospital practice, 33(9), 1998, pp. 59
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Hospital practice
ISSN journal
87502836 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
8750-2836(1998)33:9<59:PBWT>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Tamoxifen offers protection against the development or recurrence of b reast cancer in a range of clinical circumstances, while simultaneousl y helping to prevent osteoporosis and perhaps coronary heart disease. The most serious side effects of this antiestrogen are thromboembolism and accelerated development of endometrial carcinoma; they occur prim arily in postmenopausal women.