 |
|
What are the strategies for breast cancer prevention
Strategies for breast cancer prevention include:
- Screening: Breast cancer screening with mammography effectively detects breast cancer at early stages (sometimes 1 to 3 years before a lump is apparent), when the disease is most treatable. Women 40 years of age and older should receive mammograms every 1 to 2 years.
- Selective Estrogen Receptor Modifiers (SERMs): Results from a large clinical trial indicate that long-term treatment with tamoxifen (a SERM with both estrogenic and ant-estrogenic effects) decreases the incidence of breast cancer. Another clinical trial is underway to compare the efficacy at breast cancer prevention of tamoxifen (developed more than 30 years ago; trade names Tamofen, Nolvadex, and Soltamox) with the newer SERM raloxifene (trade name Evista). [STAR clinical trial]
- Mastectomy: Prophylactic mastectomies performed in women at high risk of developing breast cancer (due to family history or BRAC1 or BRAC2 mutations) reduced the incidence of breast cancer.
- Diet: Low fat diets high in carotenoids combined with fish oils and high in folate and B vitamins appear to decrease the risk of developing breast cancer.
| |
< previous
|
home |
next >
|
Disclaimer: The information provided on this website is for educational purposes only and does not serve as a replacement for care provided by your own personal health care team. This website does not render or provide medical advice, and no individual should make any medical decisions or change their health behavior based on information provided here. All pertinent content provided on this website should be discussed with your personal physician to evaluate whether it has any relevance to or impact on your specific condition. Reliance on any information provided by this website is solely at your own risk.
|
|
|
.gif)
