Related Pages Breast Cancer Home Page NCI's gateway for information about breast cancer. U.S. Task Force: Chemoprevention of Breast Cancer The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued two recommendations concerning the use of prescription medicines such as tamoxifen in the prevention of breast cancer. Estrogen Receptors, Tamoxifen, and Raloxifene Describes the hormone estrogen and its receptor. Explains the relationship of estrogen and its receptor to breast cancer and the risks and benefits of reducing cancer risk with drugs called antiestrogens and selective estrogen receptor molecules (SERMs).

The National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) maintains a Web site with information about STAR, including a STAR Image Gallery.

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