| If a woman is at high risk for getting breast cancer, then her risk of getting breast cancer is greater than having any of the serious side effects of tamoxifen.
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| If a woman is at high risk for getting breast cancer, she might not get breast cancer. |
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| A woman could take tamoxifen and experience serious side effects, even though she does not get breast cancer.
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| A woman could take tamoxifen and the risk of getting uterine cancer is higher than getting a blood clot.
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| Even if a woman takes tamoxifen, she might develop breast cancer anyway.
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| The risk of a woman getting breast cancer is higher than the risk of her getting the flu. |
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| Now between Ms. A and Ms. B, if all else were equal, meaning that these women had the same diet, same lifestyle, same environment, etc., who is at greater risk for getting breast cancer? |
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| Ms. A is a 50-year-old woman whose mother and sister have had breast cancer. |
Ms. B is a 50-year-old woman with a long history of normal mammograms and no breast cancer in her family. |
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| Ms. A is a 50-year-old woman who has had no children. |
Ms. B is a 50-year-old woman who had her first of four children at age 25. |
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| Ms. A is a 50-year-old woman who is at high risk for getting breast cancer and starts taking tamoxifen.
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Ms. B is a 50-year-old woman who is at high risk for getting breast cancer and decides not to take tamoxifen. |
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| Ms. A is a 50-year-old woman who has a long history of normal mammograms. |
Ms. B is a 50-year-old woman who has had 2 breast biopsies with abnormalities but no cancer. |
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