Risk-reducing medicine for breast cancer — preparation page · generated · drhblo.com/tools
Cancer screening · Breast
Is a risk-reducing medicine worth raising with your doctor?
If you've been told you're at higher-than-average risk of breast cancer, there are medicines
your doctor may discuss. This tool won't tell you to take one — it hands you the benefit and the harm at
equal weight, plus the questions to ask, so the choice is yours to weigh.
Type a number, a phrase, or your story. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
Or tap one to fill it in
A few optional details — they sharpen your card, but it works without them
Menopausal status (optional)
Any history of blood clots, stroke, or a clotting condition? (optional)
Before we go on — what you've described might need attention now, not at a future appointment.
If you've noticed a new breast lump or change, that's worth seeing your doctor about
urgently — within days, not waiting.
If you have chest pain, trouble breathing, a swollen painful calf, signs of a stroke
(face drooping, arm weakness, slurred speech), or coughing up blood — call 000 now
or go to your nearest emergency department.
If you're having thoughts of harming yourself, please call
Lifeline 13 11 14 (text 0477 13 11 14) or
000. First Nations callers: 13YARN 13 92 76.
Poisons or a medicine overdose: 13 11 26.
This tool helps you prepare — it can't tell if something is serious. If you're worried it might be urgent,
call 000 or your GP now.
General information to help you prepare for a conversation with your doctor. Not medical advice, not a
recommendation to take or avoid any medicine, and not an emergency service. Tamoxifen, raloxifene and
anastrozole are prescription medicines — only your doctor can assess whether any of them suit you.
In an emergency call 000.