Hormone Therapy
Hormone Therapy blocks estrogen that fosters cancer cell growth. Some 70% of female patients have a form of cancer that spreads with estrogen and progesterone. Tamoxfin, Femara, Evista, Armidex are common hormone drugs for breast cancer patients.
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If you’re one of the tens of thousands of women taking tamoxifen to prevent new breast cancer or a recurrence, listen up: it may not be doing you a bit of good. Tamoxifen has been the gold standard of breast cancer treatment for over 30 years; reportedly, it’s the world’s most widely prescribed breast cancer drug. Effective for…
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PJ Hamel, Health Guide, answered Having stage4 breast ca under hormone… Amita, I believe Phyllis answered your earlier post with this same…
PJ Hamel, Health Guide, posted Arimidex: Is Longer Better? Hundreds of thousands of breast cancer survivors take an aromatase inhibitor (AI) –…
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PJ Hamel, Health Guide, commented on Tamoxifen and menstruation Thank you so much for your kind words here. We're all in this together - and it REALLY helps…
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