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Thousands of women across Britain with a family history of breast cancer are to be offered drugs on the NHS to help prevent the disease.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says tamoxifen or raloxifene taken daily for five years can cut breast cancer risk by 40%.
Its guidance for England and Wales means 500,000 women now have a choice other than mastectomy.
The Scottish government says it will offer tamoxifen to women at risk.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23032371
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says tamoxifen or raloxifene taken daily for five years can cut breast cancer risk by 40%.
Its guidance for England and Wales means 500,000 women now have a choice other than mastectomy.
The Scottish government says it will offer tamoxifen to women at risk.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23032371