PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Overmoyer, Beth A.
TI  - The Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (P-1 Study)
DP  - 1999 Jan 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 33--40
VI  - 66
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/66/1/33.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/66/1/33.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1999 Jan 01; 66
AB  - The recently completed Breast Cancer Prevention Trial found that tamoxifen can reduce the incidence of breast cancer by nearly half in women at high risk, but the benefit comes at a price of increased risk of endometrial cancer and thromboembolism. This article reviews the actions of tamoxifen and the design, findings, and implications of this study.