As someone with a strong pattern of hereditary breast/ovarian cancer in my family, it’s safe to say that I follow breast cancer news closely. Last month, there was big news from NCI about a study looking at tamoxifen and raloxifene for breast cancer prevention. Many trumpeted the summary findings — “raloxifene is as effective, with fewer side effects!” — but with studies like these, the devil lies in the details.
Denise Grady of the NYTimes dived into these details, and she breaks them down for us in her “ second opinion ” piece. This is the real news. Women making decisions about treating and preventing breast cancer are faced with a complex challenge of weighing risks, benefits, side effects, and peace of mind. Understanding the real details of your options — and figuring out what they mean to you, personally, can make all the difference in what you decide.
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As someone with a strong pattern of hereditary breast/ovarian cancer in my family, it’s safe to say that I follow breast cancer news closely. Last month, there was big news from NCI about a study looking at tamoxifen and raloxifene for breast cancer prevention. Many trumpeted the summary findings — “raloxifene is as effective, with fewer side effects!” — but with studies like these, the devil lies in the details.
Denise Grady of the NYTimes dived into these details, and she breaks them down for us in her “ second opinion ” piece. This is the real news. Women making decisions about treating and preventing breast cancer are faced with a complex challenge of weighing risks, benefits, side effects, and peace of mind. Understanding the real details of your options — and figuring out what they mean to you, personally, can make all the difference in what you decide.
This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 9th, 2006 at 10:18 am and is filed under Breast Cancer. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.