Tamoxifen on NHS for Woman with family history of breast cancer

[al**bear]

Thousands of women across Britain with a family history of breast cancer are to be offered drugs on the NHS to help prevent the disease.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says tamoxifen or raloxifene taken daily for five years can cut breast cancer risk by 40%.

Its guidance for England and Wales means 500,000 women now have a choice other than mastectomy.

The Scottish government says it will offer tamoxifen to women at risk.

However, experts say women still need to carefully weigh up their options. It has side effects

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23032371

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Wonder drug , from weird source

It is made from Daffodil bulbs, there is only a short window when the bulbs can be used, just after the sprouting of the shoot through the Bulbs skin. Tons of bulbs are used , many lorry loads to make Litres of the Drug & it is a long complicated process, Only males can work with it or making it.

[bankhaunter]

how is this calculated?

A lot depends on exactly what is recorded and how it is recorded, cancer may not have been noted where an elderly person died having multiple conditions or it could be only those who had treatment were recorded, there has been an increase but nowhere near that much difference.

My ex was surprised finding out how many women she knew who had suffered from breast cancer in the past.