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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Drug that can halve breast cancer risk offered to 289,000 women in England

Doctor examines X-ray
Every year around 56,000 women in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer – about 150 a day. Photograph: Marina Krasnokutska/Alamy

Almost 300,000 women at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being given access to a drug that can halve their risk in a “major step forward” in the fight against the disease.

An estimated 289,000 women in England who are at moderate or high risk of breast cancer will from Tuesday be able to take the tablet to try to prevent it from developing, NHS bosses said.

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