Motivators and barriers of tamoxifen use as risk-reducing medication amongst women at increased breast cancer risk: a systematic literature review

Abstract Background Selective estrogen receptor modulators, such as tamoxifen, reduce breast cancer risk by up to 50% in women at increased risk for breast cancer. Despite tamoxifen’s well-established efficacy, many studies show that most women are not taking up tamoxifen. This systematic literature...

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Main Authors: B. Meiser, W. K. T. Wong, M. Peate, C. Julian-Reynier, J. Kirk, G. Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13053-017-0075-8