Word: tamoxifen
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...years ago there wasn't a pill in the world that had been proved to reduce a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. Today there are two: tamoxifen, which doctors have used for more than 25 years to treat breast tumors after they have formed; and raloxifene, a newer drug that was originally designed to prevent osteoporosis but that, according to a study in last week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, may also afford some protection against breast cancer...
...into the body?s estrogen receptors in such a way as to both increase bone density and block breast cancer. There are apparent side effects to raloxifene, however, such as an increased risk of blood clots. And there are also side effects to the other well-known estrogenlike drug, tamoxifen, which can increase the risk of uterine cancer. "A new study is now under way to compare the benefits and risks of the two drugs," says Gorman. The perfect designer estrogen has yet to be found, she notes, but researchers? immense interest in the subject should provide women with...
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What the disc won't do is calculate your risk of developing uterine cancer or a blood clot. (Researchers hope to add that feature in coming months, so be sure to get on the mailing list for upgrades.) Nor can it tell you when to start taking tamoxifen. Some researchers believe that taking the drug for five years will lower your risk for the rest of your life, but that hasn't been proved. "The disc can't give you all the information you need to make a decision," says Dr. Barnett Kramer, deputy director of cancer prevention...
...more information on tamoxifen, see time.com/personal You can e-mail Christine about this article at gorman@time.com