About one third of women with breast cancer who are being treated with tamoxifen stop taking the medication before the end of the recommended 5 years of therapy, a study shows.
This is a concern, noted Dr. Thomas I. Barron in an interview with Reuters Health given that "the maximum benefit from tamoxifen is gained when it is taken for 5 years."
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