Gene mutation increases thromboembolism risk in women taking tamoxifen
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 15:00
in Health & Medicine
Women 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 blood clots, according to an online study published June 16 in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute.