The Psychology of Prevention

Whether you are concerned about preventing breast cancer, or preventing a recurrence, the number of factors to consider can be overwhelming. Lifestyle changes can improve your odds, but you can do everything right, and still come up short.

I thought this article from Psychology Today was interesting. It looks at why high-risk women, who have not had cancer usually decline Tamoxifen as a preventative treatment.
http://www.psychologytoday.co/blog/beyond-apples/201005/why-is-pill-prevent-breast-cancer-so-hard-swallo

Suzanne