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Topic: Hormonal Therapies (view all topics)

Tags for topic Hormonal Therapies:

• After surgery (also called "adjuvant")
• Arimidex
• Aromasin
• Aromatase Inhibitors
• Before surgery (also called "neoadjuvant")
• Evista
• Fareston
• Faslodex
• Femara
• Not applicable (no surgery)
• Planning Hormonal Therapy
• Prophylactic (to lower risk if you've never been diagnosed with breast cancer)
• Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators
• Tamoxifen

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• Tamoxifen Plus Chemo Boosts Survival

  Published on April 3, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Tamoxifen, After surgery (also called "adjuvant"), and Planning Hormonal Therapy

  Hormonal therapy and chemotherapy boosts survival for women with early breast cancer.

• Aromatase Inhibitors Offer Better Survival Than Tamoxifen for Postmenopausal Women

  Published on February 12, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Arimidex, Aromasin, Femara, Tamoxifen, After surgery (also called "adjuvant"), and Aromatase Inhibitors

  Switching to an aromatase inhibitor after two to three years of tamoxifen offers improved survival compared to five years of tamoxifen for post-menopausal women with hormone-receptor-positive, early-stage breast cancer.

• Too Many Women Stop Taking Tamoxifen Early

  Published on January 22, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Arimidex, Aromasin, Femara, Tamoxifen, After surgery (also called "adjuvant"), and Aromatase Inhibitors

  Many women stop taking adjuvant hormonal therapy medicine earlier than prescribed by their doctors.

• Switching from Tamoxifen to Aromatase Inhibitor Improves Survival

  Published on November 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Arimidex, Aromasin, Femara, Tamoxifen, After surgery (also called "adjuvant"), Aromatase Inhibitors, and Planning Hormonal Therapy

  Switching to Arimidex after two to three years of tamoxifen offers improved survival compared to five years of tamoxifen for post-menopausal women with hormone-receptor-positive, early-stage breast cancer.

• Femara Reduces Recurrence Risk

  Published on October 2, 2006 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Femara, Tamoxifen, and After surgery (also called "adjuvant")

  Hormonal therapy has been shown to be very effective in reducing the risk of hormone-receptor-positive, early-stage breast cancer coming back (recurring) in postmenopausal women. To reduce the risk of ...