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STAR Introduction
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STAR Participant Advisory Board (PAB)
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Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) Trial

STAR Background
The following links will take you to press releases and other materials concerning the STAR trial that have been prepared by the National Cancer Institute's Office of Communications.

Initial Results of the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) Released: Osteoporosis Drug Raloxifene Shown to be as Effective as Tamoxifen in Preventing Invasive Breast Cancer

(Posted: 04/17/2006) - Initial results of the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene, or STAR, show that the drug raloxifene, currently used to prevent and treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, works as well as tamoxifen in reducing breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women at increased risk of the disease. Questions and Answers

Major Breast Cancer Prevention Study Enters Final Stretch
An article from the March 9, 2004, issue of the NCI Cancer Bulletin.


 

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