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    Posted: 11/09/2001    Updated: 12/11/2008



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Final Results from the NSABP Breast Cancer Prevention Trial Reported
(Posted: 11/15/2005) - Researchers from the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project who conducted the landmark Breast Cancer Prevention Trial, report a seven-year and final update of the trial results. In this final report, reductions in breast cancer incidence among participants taking tamoxifen were found to be very similar compared to those reported in 1998 when initial findings were released.

No Link Between Tamoxifen and Depression
(Posted: 11/09/2001, Reviewed: 11/14/2005) - Treatment with tamoxifen does not increase the risk of depression, according to the November 6, 2001, issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Breast Cancer Prevention Studies
(Reviewed: 07/23/2008) - A fact sheet about three clinical trials studying methods of preventing breast cancer.

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