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20 years after initiating preventive tamoxifen, less breast cancer but no survival benefit


 

AT SABCS 2014

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The tamoxifen-associated risk of any other cancers was nonsignificant.

The IBIS-I trial was supported by Cancer Research UK. Dr. Cuzick has received funding for other trials from AstraZeneca and is a consultant for AstraZeneca. The company also provided both the study drug and placebo.

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