Comparing Breast Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Use of Chemoprevention and Statins among Women with High-risk Breast Lesions.
Kehinde O LawalLuisa NilanJacquelyn AmentaJulia E McGuinnessRita KukafkaKatherine D CrewPublished in: Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2023)
Among women with high-risk breast lesions, mean absolute risk of breast cancer was higher compared with cardiovascular disease; however, statin use was significantly higher than chemoprevention. To address underutilization of breast cancer chemoprevention, these drugs should be placed in the context of medications used to prevent other chronic diseases.