Health Minister Edwin Poots is under pressure to bring Northern Ireland into line with the rest of the UK by offering women at risk of breast cancer the chance to take preventative drugs. Related Articles Half-a-million women across England and Wales with a family history of the disease are to be offered tamoxifen or raloxifene as a preventative measure following new guidance by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The NHS medicines watchdog said a daily pill, costing under 7p a day, and taken for five years could cut the risk of breast cancer by 40%. Its guidance for England and Wales means 500,000 women now have a choice other than mastectomy, while the Scottish...
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