Current strategies for the prevention of breast cancer

Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages 59-71

  Advani, Pooja ^a   Moreno Aspitia, Alvaro ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoprevention; Prophylactic surgery; Raloxifene; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; ARZOXIFENE; EXEMESTANE; LASOFOXIFENE; LETROZOLE; PLACEBO; RALOXIFENE; TAMOXIFEN; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIET THERAPY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; GENE MUTATION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TUMOR VOLUME; BRCA 1 GENE; BRCA 2 GENE; CANCER RISK; CHEK2 GENE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROL STRATEGY; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE; INTERVENTION STUDY; P53 GENE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PTEN GENE; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901458523     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/BCTT.S39114     Document Type: Review

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