I had early stage breast cancer and just finished 5 years of Tamoxifen. I had a complete hysterectomy in June 2009. Would it be beneficial to take Femara now that I finished Tamoxifen?
Is Femara effective for individuals that have been taking Tamoxifen for five years?
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- 19 Nov 2009 by Youna
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- femara, breast cancer, hysterectomy, cancer, tamoxifen
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suzanne662 Dec 2009
Yes. Femara is often given to women,like you, who have been tamoxifen for 5 years.
Femara lowers estrogen levels which may slow the growth of breast tumors that need estrogen to grow in the body.
See: http://www.drugs.com/femara.html
Marvell2 Dec 2009
It could work .. but your doctor needs to decide what is best.
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