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Pat
05/27/09
Pat
Category: Breast Cancer

Is five years still the number of years I must stay on Arimidex?

I took Tamoxifen for 18 months, then switched to Arimidex. Is the recommended amount of time to continue on the drugs still five years since I first began?  Assume that period of time includes both. Right?

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