Drug Treatment for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer

<p>Some of the nearly 40 000 deaths each year in the US from breast cancer might be avoided through use of medications to prevent breast cancer in high-risk women. Patricia Ganz, MD, Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Public Health at UCLA, reviews the evidence underlying chemoprevention of breast cancer and which women might benefit from the drugs.</p> <p>Related Article(s):</p> <p><a href= "http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2020.9246"> Medications for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer</a></p> <p>Breast Cancer Risk Calculators:</p> <p><a href="https://bcrisktool.cancer.gov/calculator.html" target= "_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://bcrisktool.cancer.gov/calculator.html</a><br /> <a href="https://tools.bcsc-scc.org/BC5yearRisk/intro.htm" target= "_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://tools.bcsc-scc.org/BC5yearRisk/intro.htm</a><br /> <a href="https://ibis.ikonopedia.com/" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://ibis.ikonopedia.com/</a></p> <p> </p>