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Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer With Medicine

The pervasiveness of different modalities of TM and CAM varies greatly from country to country. For example, in China, where traditional Chinese medicine is well integrated into the health system,many different modalities may be used to treat a given condition. In the United States, by contrast, CAM pro- grams are slowly being integrated with conventional medicine. Several medical schools have nascent CAM programs and have integrated them into medical school curricula to differing degrees. One of the more acclaimed programs of this kind in the United States is that developed by Andrew Weil at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center. His Integrative Medicine Fellowship Program trains physicians in CAM and TM. | Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer With Medicine A Guide for Women Fast Facts Most women will never get breast cancer. A woman s risk of breast cancer increases with age. Two different medicines can lower the risk of some kinds of breast cancer. Both medicines have side effects and sometimes cause serious problems. Inside Risk of Breast Cancer.2 Learning About Breast Cancer.4 About the Medicines.6 Possible Benefits.7 Possible Problems.8 Thinking About the Decision.9 Questions for Your Doctor or Nurse.11 For More Information.12 What does this guide cover This guide can help you talk with your doctor or nurse about medicine to reduce the risk of breast cancer. It talks about two different medicines. It gives information about benefits side effects and cost. This guide is based on a government-funded review of research reports about using medicine to lower the risk of breast cancer. What is not covered in this guide This guide does not cover other ways to lower your risk of breast cancer. It does not discuss having surgery to lower the risk of breast cancer. It also does not cover reducing the risk of breast cancer in men because these medicines have not been studied in men. This guide does not talk about screening for breast cancer. It also does not cover treatments for women who already have breast .