A recent study of breast cancer patients showed that about a third of women stopped taking their tamoxifen (nolvadex) before the end of the recommended 5 years.
Tamoxifen for premenopausal women, and aromatase inhibitors for postmenopausal women, are hormonal therapies that when given after surgery for breast cancer can dramatically increase a breast cancer patients chance of cure – by as much as 50 percent. They also decrease the chance of getting a second breast cancer. These are pills...
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My Reaction to Coming off of Tamoxifen
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Half of Breast Cancer Patients Stop Taking Their Meds Early: S...
A new study has found that half of cancer patients stop taking their medications ahead of schedule. A study of 8,769 women found that only 49 percent... Read more »
Tamoxifen and Fertility
Source: Breastcancer.org
You've just finished chemotherapy and are ready to get pregnant. Then your doctor says you should start tamoxifen. Tamoxifen is a hormonal therapy... Read more »
Skipping tamoxifen dose may increase risk of death
Scottish researchers say that many women are risking their lives by skipping doses of the breast cancer drug tamoxifen. The study found that as many... Read more »
Arimidex beats Tamoxifen in keeping breast cancer at bay
The breast cancer medication Arimidex beats tamoxifen when it comes to preventing recurrences of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer in... Read more »
Tamoxifen
Source: Breastcancer.org
Tamoxifen, the generic name of Nolvadex, is the oldest and most-prescribed SERM. Tamoxifen is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)... Read more »
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