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This is somewhat at odds with previous proclamations, which had labeled raloxifene a &#8220;clear winner&#8221; over tamoxifen.<\/p>\n\n<p>The\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"zmljxbapjttwaibxvy\"> companies<\/span>\n\n latest results of the STAR (Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene) trial were announced Monday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, in Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n<p>&#8220;Basically it&#8217;s good news,&#8221; said the study&#8217;s lead author, Dr. D. Lawrence Wickerham, associate chairman of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project. &#8220;Postmenopausal women with an increased risk for breast cancer have a new and effective option for chemoprevention of invasive disease.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n<p>Dr. Robert Morgan, a medical oncologist with City of Hope Cancer Center  in Duarte, Calif., added, &#8220;This is important data. Both are very excellent drugs.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n<p>Although tamoxifen has been on the market for 30 years and has a proven effect, many women and doctors have been hesitant to use the drug because of side effects, such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, decreased sex drive and nausea.<\/p>\n\n<p>Raloxifene\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"zmljxbapjttwaibxvy\"><\/span>\n\n is already used by 500,000 women for osteoporosis prevention and treatment. Although it is not yet approved to prevent breast cancer, experts hope gynecologists and primary-care physicians, who have experience with raloxifene, will start prescribing it for breast-cancer prevention. <\/p>\n\n<p>&#8220;We would expect that the STAR results would increase the numbers taking the drug and decrease breast cancer occurring in the U.S. and around the world,&#8221; Wickerham said. &#8220;The STAR results are an important next step in the elimination of breast cancer.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"zmljxbapjttwaibxvy\"><\/span>\n\n obviously an important study. Not only does it add to our knowledge but it provides another option for women at high risk of getting breast cancer to consider,&#8221; added Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society. &#8220;If it gets more women into a prevention strategy, then that&#8217;s good news. It&#8217;s important that both women and their physicians recognize that a preventive strategy is available, and it&#8217;s important for women and their physicians to have conversations with each other to determine which approach is best for them.&#8221; <\/p>\n <p>The\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"zmljxbapjttwaibxvy\"><\/span>\n\n STAR trial enrolled almost 20,000 postmenopausal women with an increased risk for breast cancer. Participants were randomly selected to take either 20 milligrams of tamoxifen or 60 milligrams of raloxifene daily for five years. <\/p>\n\n<p>Both drugs reduced the risk of breast cancer by about 50 percent, to about four per 1,000 women a year, from eight per 1,000 women per year.<\/p>\n\n<p>However,\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"zmljxbapjttwaibxvy\"><\/span>\n\n raloxifene was not as effective in preventing non-invasive breast cancers as tamoxifen. &#8220;This is biologically intriguing, but we haven&#8217;t been able to define this,&#8221; Wickerham said. <\/p>\n\n<p>Women\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"zmljxbapjttwaibxvy\"><\/span>\n\n on tamoxifen had more uterine cancers, blood clots and cataracts. There were no significant differences with regard to the incidence of other cancers, heart problems, stroke, bone fracture or death, the study found. <\/p>\n\n<p>The STAR findings were also released online Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, and will appear in the journal&#8217;s June 21 print issue.<\/p>\n\n<p>Another\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"zmljxbapjttwaibxvy\"><\/span>\n\n report released Monday at the ASCO meeting that was culled from STAR data found that quality of life, based on both mental and physical indicators, was about the same between women in the raloxifene group and those in the tamoxifen group. <\/p>\n\n<p>There was slightly greater decline in sexual function among women in the tamoxifen group, particularly younger women.<\/p>\n\n<p>&#8220;It wa\t  <\/p><\/div>\n\t  \n\t\t<div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n\n\t  \n\t\t\n\t  <!-- Plugins: AfterDisplayContent -->\n\t  \n\t  <!-- K2 Plugins: K2AfterDisplayContent -->\n\t  \n\t  <div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t\n  \n  \n  \n\t\t\t\n  \n\t<div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n\n  \n  \n  \n  <!-- Plugins: AfterDisplay -->\n  \n  <!-- K2 Plugins: K2AfterDisplay -->\n  \n  \n \n\t\t<div class=\"itemBackToTop\">\n\t\t<a class=\"k2Anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/healthdailyusa.com\/index.php?page_id=2074#startOfPageId1570\">\n\t\t\tback to top\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- End K2 Item Layout -->\n\n<!-- JoomlaWorks \"K2\" (v2.5.4) | Learn more about K2 at http:\/\/getk2.org -->\n\n\n              \n                <div class=\"artBanner\">  \n            <div class=\"carouselbanner\">\n                <div id=\"wrap\">\n                    <ul id=\"mycarousel90\" class=\"jcarousel-skin-tango\">\n                        <li>\n                                                            <!-- Conversant Media 160x600 WIDE SKYSCRAPER CODE for AdRx - PD ROH -->\n                                \n                                \n                                \n                                <!-- Conversant Media 160x600 WIDE SKYSCRAPER CODE for AdRx - PD ROH -->\n                                                   \n                      <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>      \n          <\/div>\n        <div class=\"clr\"><\/div>    \n    \n       <div id=\"bottombar\">\n        <div class=\"panel\" style=\"float:none !important\">\n            <div class=\"bannergroup\">\n                <div class=\"banneritem\">\n                                        \t<!-- Conversant Media 300x250 Medium Rectangle CODE for AdRx - PD ROH -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        \n                        \n                        <!-- Conversant Media 300x250 Medium Rectangle CODE for AdRx - PD ROH -->\n                                           \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                   \n        <div class=\"panel\" style=\"height:600px !important;margin-top:10px\">\n            <div class=\"bannergroup\">\n              <div class=\"banneritem\"> \n                                                               \n                                 \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n        \n                     \n  <\/div>  \n  <div id=\"footer\">\n    <div class=\"copyright\">\t\n\n<div class=\"custom\">\n\t<p>\n\tCopyright \u00a9 2012 Healthdailyusa.com. 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