The other will be a placebo or fake. The drugs are provided at no cost by the pharmaceuticals which make them. Zeneca makes tamoxifen and Eli Lilly makes raloxifene. Participants are required to have blood tests, a mammogram, a breast exam, and a gynecologic exam before being accepted into the study, and at intervals during the study. These will be charged to the participant just as if she were not part of the study, but most of these tests are usually covered by insurance.
Financial assistance is available for some women through the study.
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