Article
Tamoxifen and risk of contralateral breast cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Sept 2013
Phillips Kelly-Anne, Milne Roger L, Rookus Matti A, Daly Mary B, Antoniou Antonis C, Peock Susan, Frost Debra, Easton Douglas F, Ellis Steve, Friedlander Michael L, Buys Saundra S, Andrieu Nadine, Noguès Catherine, Stoppa-Lyonnet Dominique, Bonadona Valérie, Pujol Pascal, McLachlan Sue Anne, John Esther M, Hooning Maartje J, Seynaeve Caroline, Tollenaar Rob A E M, Goldgar David E, Terry Mary Beth, Caldes Trinidad, Weideman Prue C, Andrulis Irene L, Singer Christian F, Birch Kate, Simard Jacques, Southey Melissa C, Olsson Håkan L, Jakubowska Anna, Olah Edith, Gerdes Anne-Marie, Foretova Lenka, Hopper John L
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To determine whether adjuvant tamoxifen treatment for breast cancer (BC) is associated with reduced contralateral breast cancer (CBC) risk for BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 mutation carriers. METHODS: Analysis of pooled observational cohort data, self-reported at enrollment and at follow-up from the International BRCA1, and BRCA2 Carrier Cohort Study, Kathleen Cuningham Foundation Consortium for Research into...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Breast Neoplasms
- Estrogen Antagonists
- Female
- Genes, BRCA1
- Genes, BRCA2
