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Raloxifen anyone?

by jille, Jan 11, 2007 12:00AM

Tags: breast, Cancer, Breast cancer, Cancer Surgery, Hope, mastectomy, oncologist, tamoxifen

Hi. My Oncologist is starting me on Raloxifen, aka Evista. I am premenopausal, and received a mastectomy weeks ago due to DCIS. Anyone w/ a similar case using this stuff? Thx.

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by boninclyde, Jan 11, 2007 12:00AM

I know allot of girls on the breastcancer.org site (discussion boards) are on this type of med. Maybe you could post there. Hope this helps.

by kms41, Jan 19, 2007 12:00AM

Hi I too am premenopausal,41 and recently had a mastectectomy 12-12-06 for dcis. My Oncologogist has given me a script for evista as well. I haven't started it yet but plan to in the near future. I haven't found anyone else else that is taking it that is premenopausal have you? I know the side ffects are suppose to be more tolerable than with tamoxifen and the results similar.
Kelly

by boninclyde, Jan 20, 2007 12:00AM

Did your girls check out the site I recommended? It would be very helpful.

by kms41, Jan 21, 2007 12:00AM

I have been to that site and others but haven't had luck finding others that are premenopausal on Evista. There are many that are post. I probably will go ahead ahead and take it
as I can't really fnd any big reasons not to other than lack of official clinical trials. It sure would be nice to find someone in my shoes however.

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