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Table 10 The effect of tamoxifen on the risk of contralateral breast cancer depending on time from first breast cancer (univariate analysis)

From: Selected aspects of genetic counselling for BRCA1 mutation carriers

Years since diagnosis of first primary breast cancer

1-5 years

5-10 years

> 10 years

Tamoxifen, any use, n

n = 168

n = 68

n = 49

 

RR

95% CI

p

RR

95% CI

p

RR

95% CI

p

Never

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

Ever

0.46

0.27-0.79

0.005

0.42

0.16-1.10

0.08

0.99

0.13-7.61

0.99

  1. CI - confidence interval; n - number of cases; OR - odds ratio; p - statistical significance.