© 2002 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 19, 1504,
October 2, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press
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Re: Tamoxifen for Prevention of Breast Cancer: Report of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project P-1 Study
Affiliations of authors: V. Vogel, National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene Trial; J. P. Costantino, D. L. Wickerham, W. M. Cronin, National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project.
Correspondence to: Victor G. Vogel, M.D., M.H.S., F.A.C.P., University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute/Magee-Women's Hospital, 300 Halket St., Rm. 3524, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (e-mail: vvogel@mail.magee.edu).
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Tamoxifen reduces the development of invasive breast cancer in women at high risk for the disease (1). The Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT) demonstrated a 49% reduction of invasive breast cancer incidence in all high-risk women randomly assigned to receive tamoxifen and an even larger 86% reduction in invasive breast
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