Tamoxifen is used to treat breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic breast cancer), to treat breast cancer in certain patients after surgery and radiation therapy, and to reduce the chances of breast cancer in high-risk patients. This medication can block the growth of breast cancer.
The third-deadliest species for humans are snakes, which are responsible for 50,000 deaths every year. Nearly ten times as many people meet their deaths at the hands of other people, totaling 475,000 annual fatalities. Mosquitoes are the world's number one killer, according to the 58-year-old philanthropist.
â¢ Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States, killing over. 375,000 people a year. â¢ Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, taking more lives than all forms of. cancer combined. â¢ Over 39,000 African-Americans died from heart disease in 2011. â¢ Cardiovascular operations and procedures increased about 28 percent from 2000. to 2010, according to federal data, totaling about 7.6 million in 2010. â¢ About 735,000 people in the U.S. have heart attacks each year.