Prevention of Breast Cancer (Part II): Risk Reduction Strategies

ABSTRACT Until recently, the best protection against breast cancer mortality was early diagnosis through mammographic screening. However, the possibility that breast cancer in some cases can be prevented has come to light over the past 30 years. Various risk reduction strategies of breast cancer hav...

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Published in:Cancer investigation 2010-11, Vol.28 (10), p.1070-1077
Main Authors: Tirona, Maria Tria, Sehgal, Rajesh, Ballester, Oscar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control
Chemoprevention
Chemoprevention - adverse effects
Chemoprevention - methods
Clinical Trials as Topic
Female
Humans
Mastectomy
Ovariectomy
Risk Reduction Behavior
Risk reduction interventions
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Summary:ABSTRACT Until recently, the best protection against breast cancer mortality was early diagnosis through mammographic screening. However, the possibility that breast cancer in some cases can be prevented has come to light over the past 30 years. Various risk reduction strategies of breast cancer have been explored including lifestyle modification, prophylactic surgeries, and the use of chemopreventive agents. This article is the second portion of a two-part series on breast cancer prevention, and will focus its discussion on the available risk reduction interventions that have been shown to prevent breast cancer in women considered high risk for the disease. (See Part I in Cancer Investigation, 28:743750, 2010)
ISSN:0735-7907
1532-4192
DOI:10.3109/07357907.2010.512593