Gene mutation increases thromboembolism risk in women taking tamoxifen
16 June 2010Women taking tamoxifen for early-stage breast cancer who developed blood clots were more likely to carry a gene mutation for clotting than women taking tamoxifen who did not develop a clot, according to an online study published on 16 June in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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