Elizabeth has been living with the symptoms of both IBD and IBS since she was in high school and was finally diagnosed with Colitis in 1998. The first three or four years after her diagnosis were the toughest according to Elizabeth. She had to change her whole life style- everything from her job, diet and stress level- in order to control her IBD. But Elizabeth learned to put herself and her health first and today she has a great quality of life. She lives in Colorado with her husband and 13...
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I wrote about CYP2D6, which refers to a gene that codes for a biologic molecule involved in the breakdown of tamoxifen, about a year ago. ... Read more »
Tamoxifen (or nolvadex) is a drug commonly prescribed to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer, but a common side effect of the... Read more »
The blogwaves were buzzing recently with the news that tamoxifen (nolvadex), the once (and perhaps future) king of breast cancer prevention... Read more »
Research on the possibility of a drug interaction between tamoxifen (nolvadex) and serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) - a class of... Read more »
Statistics show that many breast cancer survivors take antidepressants to help control the hot flashes brought on by the use of the drug tamoxifen, a... Read more »
A breast cancer patient asks Dr. Mitchell Hecht if her antidepressant will interfere with the drug tamoxifen. According to Dr. H, SSRI drugs like... Read more »
Very few women who do not have a family history of breast cancer use Tamoxifen as a preventive medication, a new study has found. Researchers say the... Read more »
Researchers say the drug tamoxifen prevented more cases of breast cancer after 7 years than the osteoporosis drug Evista, though Evista had fewer... Read more »
A new study has found that letrozole (Femara) increases survival more than tamoxifen for postmenopausal women who have undergone surgery. In the... Read more »