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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Arimidex Side Effects

Newer breast cancer drugs save lives

October 02, 2008
According to Italian researchers, post-menopausal women who switch from the breast cancer pill tamoxifen to a newer class of drugs live longer. Researchers say the newer class of breast cancer drugs--such as Arimidex and Aromasin--have fewer side effects than tamoxifen and are associated with a reduced risk of death. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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More on Aromatase Inhibitors and Tamoxifen: Highlights from a Brand New Breast Cancer Symposium
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...evidence that aromatase inhibitors (AI) work. Femara, Arimidex, and Aromasin have been gradually... Read more »

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Taking My Own Advice: Not So Easy
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...calcium (for bone loss), Arimidex, magnesium (for Arimidex side effects), fish oil… if... Read more »

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Yearly Checkup: Breast Cancer Treatment Updates
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...your future, it’s worth seeing if HRT is an option.Arimidex vs. tamoxifen: growing data points... Read more »

Health Guide

Breast Cancer Hormone Treatment: Tamoxifen, other SERMs, and Aromatase Inhibitors
...treating early-stage, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women:Anastrazole (Arimidex)Exemestane (Aromasin)Letrozole (Femara)Arimidex and Letrozole are approved for treatment... Read more »
Ovarian Cancer: Medications
...(VePesid).Alkaloids, including vinorelbine (Navelbine).Hormonal drugs: tamoxifen (Nolvadex) or anastrozole (Arimidex).Other drugs. Valspodar and capecitabine (Xeloda) are oral drugs that may help... Read more »
Infertility In Women: Medications
...enzyme that is a major source of estrogen in many major body tissues. These drugs include anastrozole (Arimidex) and letrozole (Femara). These drugs are used for treating breast cancer and are... Read more »
Infertility in Men: Other Treatments
...enzyme that is a major source of estrogen in many major body tissues. These drugs include anastrozole (Arimidex) and letrozole. (Femara). They may be helpful for specific men whose infertility is... Read more »
Urinary Tract Infection: Treatment
...should not be taken for more than2 days and should be discontinued when symptoms are relieved.Side effects include headache and stomach distress. The drug turns urine a red or orange color, which... Read more »

Medications

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This medication is used to treat breast cancer in women who have gone through "the change of life"... Read more »

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...not improve any faster and the risk of serious side effects may be increased. Since this drug... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat breast cancer in women who have gone through "the change of life"... Read more »

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...ANASTROZOLE - ORAL Pronounced: (an-AS-TROE-zole) Side Effects Constipation, diarrhea, nausea,... Read more »

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...performed to monitor your progress or check for side effects. Consult your doctor for more... Read more »

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