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The lack, need, and opportunities for decision-making and informational tools to educate primary-care physicians and women about breast cancer chemoprevention.
- Source :
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Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) [Cancer Prev Res (Phila)] 2010 Jun; Vol. 3 (6), pp. 686-8. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- This perspective on Vogel et al. (beginning on page 696 in this issue of the journal) examines tamoxifen and raloxifene prescription patterns and why these agents are little used for breast cancer prevention despite their effectiveness in definitive trials, Food and Drug Administration approval, and American Society of Clinical Oncology Guidelines Committee endorsement for this purpose. The complexity of weighing the positive and negative aspects of the drugs and estimating net benefit is discussed, as is the need for informational resources such as interactive Internet-based tools to allow better individualized decisions about the options for chemoprevention.<br /> (2010 AACR.)
- Subjects :
- Adenocarcinoma epidemiology
Breast Neoplasms epidemiology
Drug Utilization
Female
Humans
Incidence
Internet
Multicenter Studies as Topic statistics & numerical data
Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent epidemiology
Physicians, Family psychology
Practice Patterns, Physicians' trends
Raloxifene Hydrochloride adverse effects
Raloxifene Hydrochloride pharmacology
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic statistics & numerical data
Risk Assessment
Risk Reduction Behavior
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators adverse effects
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators pharmacology
Tamoxifen adverse effects
Tamoxifen pharmacology
Adenocarcinoma prevention & control
Breast Neoplasms prevention & control
Decision Support Techniques
Estrogens
Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent prevention & control
Patient Education as Topic
Physicians, Family education
Practice Patterns, Physicians' statistics & numerical data
Raloxifene Hydrochloride therapeutic use
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators therapeutic use
Tamoxifen therapeutic use
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1940-6215
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Publication Type :
- Editorial & Opinion
- Accession number :
- 20522798
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-10-0100