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Tamoxifen with elevated liver enzymes?

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Question from Martha: My doctor put me on Arimidex for 5 years rather than tamoxifen because of my elevated liver enzymes. I'm concerned about the fact that we don't know what the long-term effects this drug will have. How harmful would be it to take tamoxifen with elevated liver enzymes? If not tamoxifen, is there a different drug I can take, rather than Arimidex, where we know more about long-term effects?: Answer —Patricia Ganz, M.D.: It's difficult to give medical advice about your personal situation. I would suggest you get a second opinion from a breast cancer specialist to discuss whether it is safe for you to take tamoxifen.

On Wednesday, August 15, 2007, the Ask-the-Expert Online Conference was called Managing Ongoing Medications. Patricia Ganz, M.D. and moderator Lillie Shockney, R.N., B.S., M.A.S. answered your questions about staying on track with breast cancer medications you have to take on a regular basis.

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Patricia A. Ganz, M.D. is a medical oncologist and a professor in the schools of medicine and public health at UCLA, and is director of the division of cancer prevention and control research at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center there.

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