Wednesday 26 March 2014

Anastrozole for prevention of breast cancer in high-risk postmenopausal women

Anastrozole for prevention of breast cancer in high-risk postmenopausal women: An international, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet, March 2014, Vol. 383(9922), p.1041-48.

Cuzick, J., et al.

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)62292-8/abstract?rss=yes

Aromatase inhibitors effectively prevent breast cancer recurrence and development of new contralateral tumours in postmenopausal women. We assessed the efficacy and safety of the aromatase inhibitor anastrozole for prevention of breast cancer in postmenopausal women who are at high risk of the disease.