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Aromatase inhibitors and contralateral breast cancer in BRCA mutation carriers.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Nov 2022
Nemati Shafaee Maryam, Goutsouliak Kristina, Lin Heather, Bevers Therese B, Gutierrez-Barrera Angelica, Bondy Melissa, Arun Banu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Deleterious BRCA mutations confer a significant lifetime risk of breast cancer (BC) as well as contralateral BC (CBC) in patients who do not undergo prophylactic mastectomy. Prior reports have suggested that tamoxifen reduces the risk of CBC in BRCA mutation carriers. Whether aromatase inhibitors (AI) have the same effect is unknown. METHODS: This is a retrospective review of patients diagnosed with...
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