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Estrogen Blockers as a Preventative Measure
by tk150, May 15, 2009 05:31PM
I have ADH and will be seeing an oncologist in the next week or so to discuss the possibility of taking estrogen blockers to lessen my percentage of developing breast cancer in the next 5 years. Any one ever take this corse of action?
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by japdip, May 15, 2009 09:40PM
, May 15, 2009 09:40PMTo: tk150
This is pretty much routine and the normal course of treatment with Tamoxifen is for 5 years. After that you may be switched to another drug that has a similar action. I sould say that Tamoxifen is used specifically for pre-menopausal women and different drugs for whose who are post-menopausal. Regards ...
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