## Abstract ## BACKGROUND The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women who are at both high risk for breast carcinoma and low risk for adverse events should receive counseling regarding tamoxifen for chemoprevention. Estimates of the risks and benefits of tamoxifen based
Finding cancer in asymptomatic people. Estimating the benefits, costs and risks
โ Scribed by David M. Eddy
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 634 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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