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Breast Cancer

Drug Treatment for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer

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To review the use of medications available to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.
0.5 Credit CME
JAMA
July 21, 2020 Audio Clinical Review 31 min 43 sec

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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.

Breast Cancer Risk Calculators:

https://bcrisktool.cancer.gov/calculator.html

https://tools.bcsc-scc.org/BC5yearRisk/intro.htm

https://ibis.ikonopedia.com/

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