Prevention is just as effective as cure for an existing breast cancer drug
Anastrozole has been licensed by regulators to prevent breast cancer, after years of being used used as a treatment
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Anastrozole has been licensed by regulators to prevent breast cancer, after years of being used used as a treatment
The drug is currently used as a breast cancer treatment, but will now also be "repurposed" for prevention.
A new preventative breast cancer drug has been licensed and approved. It will soon be distributed to those at a higher risk of the disease on the NHS.
Find out what nurses and charities think about the news that the breast cancer drug anastrozole has been ‘repurposed’ to prevent the disease.
Tens of thousands of women who are at increased risk of breast cancer could benefit from a 'remarkable' drug to prevent the disease, the NHS will announce today.