Sunday, December 6, 2009

High-Risk Women Reluctant to Take Tamoxifen to Prevent Breast Cancer

According to the researchers at the Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center only 6 percent of women take a drug that helps reduce the risks of breat cancer coming back. I found this article on sciencedaily.com

Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
created a decision aid designed to inform women about the risks and benefits
associated with tamoxifen, a drug that was first used to stop breast cancer from
returning and has recently been shown to prevent breast cancer in the first
place.[...]
The U-M decision aid gave objective information about tamoxifen and was
tailored to each woman's health history. The study targeted women who were at
high risk of developing breast cancer within the next five years; 632 women
participated.


In a gist this article is talking about the percentage of women who have had breast cancer and how they take care of their selves. Researchers came out with a trial drug called Tamoxifen, this drug helps reduce the cases of breast cancer for women who have already had it. Acccording to the researchers only 6 percent of the women said they would consider taking it. I think that this is very sad to read about because these doctors have found something to help breast cancer and help them becaome healthier but most of the women do not want to take it because of the side effects. I just think its a little ridiculous.

3 comments:

  1. That is kind of rediculous, but what are the side effects that make them not want to take it?

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  2. Yeah that is ridiculous but it's one choice. I mean if that happened to me i would probably choose to take the drug if it meant i would live longer but if not then i can kind of see the point of not taking it.

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  3. Good post, Stephanie. I, like you, find it interesting that so many women are reluctant to take this medication. Do you have any idea what the side effects are?

    None of your hyperlinks are working, so next time you'll want to make sure to double-check them.

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