Anastrozole prevents recurrence more than tamoxifen in some with noninvasive breast cancer

(Loyola University Health System) Anastrozole provides a significant benefit compared with tamoxifen in preventing recurrence after a lumpectomy and radiation therapy in postmenopausal women ages 60 years or younger who had DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ), a common diagnosis of non-invasive breast cancer. In women over age 60, it works as well as tamoxifen. These findings were presented today at the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago. The benefit reported in this trial appeared later in follow up of the women in the study.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news