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Evista, New Breast Cancer Treatment
Isn't it ironic? Just a couple of years after paying a fine for the illegal promotion of Evista as a breast cancer prevention drug, manufacturer Eli Lilly has finally gained FDA approval for the use of the popular osteoporosis drug for prevention of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Evista, or raloxifene, can now be prescribed for postmenopausal women at high risk of breast cancer, as well as for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
The medication is a SERM (selective estrogen ...
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Health Guide
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
October 11: If you spot a new, glossy, bright pink magazine on the shelves of your local grocery and book stores, it may be the newly-launched magazine Beyond: Live & Thrive After Breast Cancer.... Read more »October 24th: Join the Vixen
October 24: If you are fan of Sex and The City, youll love Cancer Vixen: A True Story, a powerful, humorous account of one spunky Manhattan woman who details her journey through the depths of... Read more »October 13th: Warriors in Pink
October 13: Nominate someone in your life as a breast cancer warrior. Powered by Ford, the Warriors in Pink program recognizes anyone who supports the breast cancer cause. Make your nominations... Read more »October 23rd: Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
October 23: Tune into Lifetime tonight at 9 PM for the movie premiere of Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy, the story of Geralyn Lucas, author of a book by the same title, who was diagnosed with... Read more »Breast Cancer & Menopause Hormone Therapy Comment
The big story about breast cancer on the front page of the New York times is compelling, but it does not apply to everyone. I was 48 when my cancer was diagnosed, and I had not yet reached... Read more »Images
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