Hormonal Therapy - Before, During, and After
Discussion List
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Does Arimidex prevent mets at all?
I am 46 and have had a bilateral MX, hysterectomy and oopherectomy after I was put on Arimidex. I know it prevents recurrence - by a significant amount. But what about mets? With no breasts, I assume my risk of recurrence is pretty low. I would like to go off it, but not if it reduces chance of mets. My onc had mentioned…
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Are lower doses of Tamoxifen just as effective?
Hi, I found a study on Evidence Watch yesterday that said Norweigen researchers had found that lower doses of Tamoxifen were as effective as the standard dose. I can't find that study today, because that website is REALLY hard to navigate. Has anyone else heard that about lower doses? I'm really small - maybe I won't need…
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Fareston/Toremifene
I am post menopausal and in addition to BC, I also have Rheumatoid Arthritis. I've had the arthritis for over 30 years. The RA is under control so I did not want to go on any of the aromatase inhibitors due to the side effects of joint and muscle pain. My oncologist was really pushing one of the AI's. We had many…