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anastrozole

British  
/ əˈnæstrəˌzəʊl /

noun

  1. Also called: Arimidex.  an anti-oestrogen drug used in the treatment of breast cancer in post-menopausal women

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The study analysed data from the IBIS-II prevention trial, an international randomised controlled trial of anastrozole in high-risk post-menopausal women conducted from 2003 to 2012.

From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2023

It found that there was a 55% reduction of risk of developing cancer in three quarters of the women receiving anastrozole.

From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2023

At a Rite Aid in Bakersfield, a pharmacist typed the wrong instructions on a prescription for anastrozole, a hormonal treatment for breast cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023

She was also prescribed a breast cancer treatment, anastrozole, for the next 10 years to further curb her risk.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 26, 2017

But later breakthroughs with a new breed of selective aromatase inhibitors — among them, anastrozole, letrozole and exemestane — have made the compounds safer, better tolerated and useful.

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2017

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