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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 Crew
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular disease
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular events
  • cardiovascular risk factors
  • coronary artery disease
  • breast cancer risk
  • metabolic syndrome