Raloxifene (Evista) for breast cancer prevention in postmenopausal women.

Preliminary results from a new study, unpublished but reported in a press release from the National Cancer Institute and widely disseminated in the public press, suggest that raloxifene (Evista) might be a better choice than tamoxifen (Nolvadex, and others) for prevention of breast cancer in high-risk postmenopausal women.