Figure 1. Benefits and Harms of Chemoprevention with Tamoxifen per 10,000 Women in Three Age Groups

Figure 1. Benefits and Harms¹ of Chemoprevention with Tamoxifen per 10,000 Women in Three Age Groups²

Graph shows the number of events caused on the X axis and the estimated 5-year risk of breast cancer on the Y axis. Go to Text Description [D] for details.

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¹Harms include endometrial cancer, stroke, and pulmonary embolism combined.
²Adapted from Gail et al, 1999(49).

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