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Breast Cancer (Expert Forum)
Arimidex vs chemo
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Cleveland - OH
Questions posted in the Breast Cancer Forum are answered by medical professionals from The Cleveland Clinic. Topics include Breast Biopsy, Chemotherapy, Hormone Therapy, Lumps, Lumpectomy, Lymph node dissection, Lymphedema, Mammograms, Mastectomy, Radiation Therapy, Reconstruction, Self Breast Exam, and Surgery.
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by Cleveland Clinic, Oct 26, 2009 10:30AM
, Oct 26, 2009 10:30AM
Dear debbie2213: Without knowing the particulars of your friend’s situation, it is impossible to speculate on what the choices may be and how decisions were made as to the treatment. Arimidex is a medication that suppresses estrogen in tumors that are estrogen positive. It would only have a role in tumors that are hormone receptor positive. Chemotherapy is directed at any and all cancer cells. Sometimes both are appropriate to a situation and sometimes one or the other would be the choice.
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