Breast Cancer

Question 1

Antiestrogen therapy

Answer 1

tamoxifen (Noraldex)

Question 2

Side effects of tamoxifen

Answer 2

N/v, hot flashes

Question 3

Anastrozole (Arimidex) side effects

Answer 3

anorexia, wt changes, n/v, dry mouth, constipation, diarrhea

Question 4

obesity risk factor

Answer 4

prediagnosis or postdiagnosis, is associated with higher risk of recurrence, breast-cancer specific mortality, and overall mortality.

Question 5

physical activity

Answer 5

both prediagnosis and postdiagnosis, is associated with reduced risk for breast cancer-specific and all-cause mortality.

Question 6

soy food consumption

Answer 6

before diagnosis is associated with lower risk of overall mortality. There is also consistent evidence, albeit from fewer studies, that soy intake, whether prediagnosis or postdiagnosis, or postdiagnosis soy isoflavone intake is associated with a lower risk of recurrence.