«
Tamoxifen can cause vaginal bleeding and increase risk for
endometrial cancer, so we make sure breast
cancer patients [taking it] see a gynecologist on a regular basis,» says Dr. Andrews.
The drug
tamoxifen, for instance, helps many women with breast
cancer, but they pay the price of an increased risk of
endometrial cancer.1 Medicine would do much better concentrating on genuine prevention — especially through nutrition.