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Tamoxifen Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer, Follow-Up Study Confirms
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Data from additional years of follow-up of a large randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial of tamoxifen for the prevention of breast cancer confirm that the drug reduces the risk of invasive and noninvasive breast cancer, according to a report that appears in the November 16 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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