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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-09-01
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Series: | Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13053-017-0075-8 |