A drug previously used to treat breast cancer is now being offered to high risk women as a preventative measure. NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard said: “It’s fantastic that this vital ...

Share on Pinterest Anastrozole can reduce breast cancer risk after menopause, but does it come with its own risks? Image credit: shironosov/Getty Images. A drug used as a breast cancer treatment has ...

The Queen Mary University of London professor leading an international breast cancer study says anastrozole - rather than tamoxifen - should be the preventive drug-of-choice for post-menopausal women ...

Enclomiphene is a non-steroidal selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) sometimes used to treat male secondary hypogonadism, or low testosterone caused by problems with the hypothalamus or ...

The news that the U.K. has approved a preventive drug for post-menopausal women at risk of developing breast cancer wasn’t a shock to breast medical oncologist Abenaa Brewster. But the fact that a ...

Post-menopausal women in the UK who are at a higher risk of breast cancer may soon have wider access to a medicine called anastrozole to reduce their chance of developing it. The drug, which is taken ...

The drug anastrozole is effective in treating an early form of breast cancer, according to a clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). The results of the IBIS-II DCIS trial show ...

SAN ANTONIO — Anastrozole reduced breast cancer risk by 49% compared with placebo for postmenopausal women at high risk for the disease, according to long-term results of the randomized controlled ...

PITTSBURGH The Food and Drug Administration has approved two new generic versions of a drug for breast cancer. Teva and Mylan respectively announced Monday and Tuesday the approval of anastrozole ...

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) today announced its first-ever direct-to-patient program offering patients with a valid prescription for ARIMIDEX or anastrozole the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In premenopausal women with fibroids, the breast cancer drug anastrozole (Arimidex) reduces fibroid size and improves bothersome symptoms, according to results of a ...

A drug previously used to treat breast cancer is now being offered to high risk women as a preventative measure. It has previously been used to treat breast cancer but has been “repurposed” to prevent ...