Comments on: Small Risk of Side Effects Outweighs Larger Risk of Getting Cancer http://healthblog.ncpa.org/small-risk-of-side-effects-outweighs-larger-risk-of-getting-cancer/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Fri, 25 May 2012 07:13:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Linda Gorman http://healthblog.ncpa.org/small-risk-of-side-effects-outweighs-larger-risk-of-getting-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-50966 Linda Gorman Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:20:38 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=7656#comment-50966 The article says that among 52 year old women at risk, 19 out of 1,000 women would develop breast cancer. If those women took tamoxifen, 9 of them would avoid breast cancer. However, the drug wuld be expected to cause 21 additional cases of endometrial cancer, 21 would develop blood clots, 31 would develop cataracts, and 12 would develop sexual problems. Irrational? The article says that among 52 year old women at risk, 19 out of 1,000 women would develop breast cancer. If those women took tamoxifen, 9 of them would avoid breast cancer.

However, the drug wuld be expected to cause 21 additional cases of endometrial cancer, 21 would develop blood clots, 31 would develop cataracts, and 12 would develop sexual problems.

Irrational?

]]> By: Vicki http://healthblog.ncpa.org/small-risk-of-side-effects-outweighs-larger-risk-of-getting-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-50897 Vicki Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:07:26 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=7656#comment-50897 It's women not thinking rationally. That shouldn't be so hard to understand. It’s women not thinking rationally. That shouldn’t be so hard to understand.

]]> By: Bret http://healthblog.ncpa.org/small-risk-of-side-effects-outweighs-larger-risk-of-getting-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-50892 Bret Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:35:01 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=7656#comment-50892 Agree it's interesting. But hard to understand. Agree it’s interesting. But hard to understand.

]]> By: Bruce http://healthblog.ncpa.org/small-risk-of-side-effects-outweighs-larger-risk-of-getting-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-50888 Bruce Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:44:08 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=7656#comment-50888 This very interesting. It shows a lack of rational thought. This very interesting. It shows a lack of rational thought.

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