Prevention is better than cure. Breast cancer is one of deadly form of cancer prevalent in women. According to NICE healthy women should take breast cancer pills to avoid their risk of developing breast cancer.
The chosen breast cancer drugs by NICE are tamoxifen, raloxifen and for the first time anastrozole as it is cheaper and has lesser side effects. Out of the three prescribed drugs for breast cancer, anastrozole is the most effective one.
BBC News says that the only case where this drug should not be taken is when a woman is premenopausal. Otherwise this drug avoids, developing a blood clot disease and womb cancer, the two major side effects of breast cancer drugs.
Not only is this drug effective in reducing breast cancer cases, but also is convenient in terms of price. So this drug is effective and cost friendly option. These drugs can be prescribes by the doctors off the label so that women who are unable to access treatment can use it in order to avoid developing breast cancer.
Women avoid medications for breast cancer because of side effects like hot flushes and sweats, but anastrozole does not have any significant side effects. This drug is a convenient option for post menopausal women to avoid breast cancer. People are required to be imparted to imparted education and awareness in this regard.
Further, The Daily Mail also says that one in eight women is a victim of breast cancer all across U.K, and mostly it has no links with the history of families. The risk is high especially for those who have the faulty gene BRCA1 or BRCA 2. Possession of either of the two increases the risk of breast cancer. So as prevention is better than cure so it is suggested that healthy women do take breast cancer prevention pills.
