Study: Popular drug for breast cancer saves lives but has risks

Courtesy Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Tue, 08/25/2009 - 11:01

Tamoxifen saves the lives of people treated with breast cancer, but it also is associated with a greater risk of coming down with a deadlier form of the disease, a study says.


 

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