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April 6, 2003

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-	NCI Study Estimates More Than 2 Million Women Could Benefit From Tamoxifen Tamoxifen chemoprevention for women in the United States
-	Hydroxyurea Therapy Improves Survival in Most Severely Affected Sickle Cell Patients Sickle cell anemia patients who took the drug hydroxyurea over a 9-year period experienced a 40 percent reduction in deaths.
-	Accident in Animal Lab Raises Questions About a Chemical Used in Some Plastics A sudden increase in chromosome abnormalities in a mouse colony has raised questions about the safe level of exposure for bisphenol A.