## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. Sequential tamoxifen/exemestane therapy reportedly improves diseaseβfree survival in women with primary breast cancer compared with continued tamoxifen therapy. The objective of the current study was to assess the costβeffectiveness of switching to exemestane after 2 to
Cost-effectiveness of chemoprevention of breast cancer using tamoxifen in a postmenopausal US population
β Scribed by Joyce Noah-Vanhoucke; Linda E. Green; Tuan A. Dinh; Peter Alperin; Robert A. Smith
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 279 KB
- Volume
- 117
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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