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A randomized phase II trial in 240 premenopausal women evaluated whether low-dose (Z)-endoxifen could reduce mammographic breast density with improved tolerability compared with standard tamoxifen prevention regimens.

A widely shared r/medicine thread drew candid, self-identified physician commentary on which specialties absorb the most interprofessional scrutiny, with emergency medicine and primary care drawing the heaviest fire.

The American College of Physicians issued updated breast cancer screening guidance recommending biennial mammography for average-risk women aged 50 to 74, with shared decision-making for those 40 to 49 and discontinuation discussions after 74.

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Supplemental MRI for women with extremely dense breasts and higher-than-average risk “could be cost-effective if MRI costs and false-positive biopsy rates are reduced.” — Tosteson et al., Annals of Internal Medicine