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Femara beats Tamoxifen for older breast cancer patients
August 24, 2009
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Tamoxifen Breakdown Gene CYP2D6 - Is the Plot Thickening?
By Kevin Knopf, MD , Health Expert...a biologic molecule involved in the breakdown of tamoxifen, about a year ago. Since then it... Read more »
"Aromatase Inhibitors More Effective than Tamoxifen"
By Angi , Health Expert...publication. "Aromatase Inhibitors More Effictive than Tamoxifen" "On the 1st day of the... Read more »
Ask the Expert: Clinical Trials Testing Aromatase Inhibitors vs. Tamoxifen
By Kevin Knopf, MD , Health Expert...diagnosed under 40 on the use of aromatase inhibitors vs. tamoxifen?Dr. Knopf: Yes – there is... Read more »
Tamoxifen (Nolvadex) and Arimidex: In the News Again
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert...blogwaves were buzzing recently with the news that tamoxifen (nolvadex), the once (and perhaps... Read more »
Predicting Tamoxifen's Effectiveness: Testing for CYP2D6 Gains More Steam
By Kevin Knopf, MD , Health Expert...determine if postmenopausal women should switch from tamoxifen to aromatase inhibitors. However,... Read more »
Health Guide
Types of Breast Cancer: Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS)
...breast tissue gone, you have no chance of developing breast cancer. The other treatment choice is taking tamoxifen, a drug that prevents cancer cells from growing by starving them of the estrogen... Read more »Chemotherapy 101 Part III: Surviving Chemotherapy
...What More Is In Store After chemotherapy is over, women who are ER/PR positive may take a pill like Tamoxifen for five years to prevent recurrences. Postmenopausal women may receive other drugs as... Read more »Breast Cancer Hormone Treatment: Tamoxifen, other SERMs, and Aromatase Inhibitors
...the hormone receptor itselfSuppress estrogen productionDestroy the ovaries (which produce estrogen)Tamoxifen and Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs)Tamoxifen (Nolvadex) has been the... Read more »Types of Breast Cancer: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
...determines that your cancer is estrogen-receptive (i.e., it needs estrogen to grow), you’ll probably take tamoxifen, a drug that stops cancer cells from growing by preventing them from absorbing... Read more »Lumps in the breasts
...from your doctor, and getroutine screening mammograms. Research isunderway to determine if the drug tamoxifen canreduce the risk of breast cancer in women with a family history of breast cancer... Read more »Medications
Tamoxifen is used to treat breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic... Read more »
......above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting tamoxifen. Tell your doctor or... Read more »
.........provided by your pharmacist before you start using tamoxifen and each time you get a... Read more »
Tamoxifen is used to treat breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic... Read more »
.........lungs/legs, and cancer of the uterus. If you are taking tamoxifen to reduce the risk of... Read more »
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November 09, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A drug more commonly associated with breast cancer treatment is holding out new promise for people suffering through the manic... Read summary »
Tamoxifen responsible for drop in breast cancer deaths
October 02, 2008The use of the medication tamoxifen and the widespread use of mammograms have led to a drop in the death rate from breast cancer, a new study says.... Read summary »
Antidepressants may make tamoxifen less effective
June 01, 2009Statistics 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 summary »
Protein may cause tamoxifen resistance
October 03, 2008Tamoxifen is one of the most widely used breast cancer drugs. But all patients with metastatic breast cancer and 40 percent of patients with... Read summary »
Clinical trial: Tamoxifen vs. thalidomide in women's cancers
October 02, 2008This is a study to compare the effectiveness of tamoxifen with thalidomide in women who have ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or peritoneal... Read summary »
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