A provider considers prescribing cancer prophylaxis with tamoxifen for a 43-year-old patient with a strong family history of breast cancer. Which assessment finding will the prescriber view as a possible contraindication?

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Tamoxifen increases the risk of thromboembolic events, such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), making a history of DVT a possible contraindication for its use.

A Provider Considers Prescribing Cancer Prophylaxis with Tamoxifen for a 43-Year-Old