Tamoxifen
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Tamoxifen decisions
Mar 09, 2010Is it at all surprising that, given these odds , many women who are judged to have a higher risk of getting breast cancer are refusing to take tamoxifen as a preventative? The only surprising thing is that anyone would find it surprising. Here are the stats: ..[A]mong 1,000 similar women [judged... by neoneocon.com | related posts
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Scientists Unlock Key To Tamoxifen Resistance - Cancer Research UK
Feb 24, 2010Scientists Unlock Key To Tamoxifen Resistance - Cancer Research UKCancer Research UK funded scientists have discovered why some breast cancers are resistant to the commonly used drug tamoxifen, their findings are published in Cancer Research. Tamoxifen is given to most women for around five years after they are diagnosed with breast cancer to help... by medicalnewstoday.com | related posts
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Why Tamoxifen fails to work on some breast cancer patients
Feb 24, 2010LONDON - British scientists have revealed that they have found why some women suffering from breast cancer do not respond to treatment by the drug Tamoxifen. According to them, the drug is given to most women diagnosed with breast cancer to prevent the cancer returning, but not all of them... by blog.taragana.com | related posts
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‘switch on’ for Tamoxifen
Feb 24, 2010‘switch on’ for TamoxifenBBC News on line (February 23, 2010) Way to 'boost' breast cancer drug UK scientists say they have discovered why some women fail respond to breast cancer treatment, and it is a gene error they believe they can fix. Tamoxifen is given to most women diagnosed with breast cancer to prevent the... by littlemalcolms.blogspot.com | related posts
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Employers Working with Pharmacy Benefit Managers for Warfarin and...
Feb 22, 2010Employers Working with Pharmacy Benefit Managers for Warfarin and...what does this do for over all reform, not much except take care of special interest groups. BD At least 200 employers nationwide are working with Medco Health Solutions Inc. to test whether certain patients should receive two particular drugs—warfarin and tamoxifen—and, if so, in what... by ducknetweb.blogspot.com | related posts
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Flower power may cut resistance to breast cancer drug tamoxifen
Feb 17, 2010WASHINGTON - Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center claim tamoxifen, the world’s most prescribed breast cancer agent, along with a compound found in the flowering plant feverfew may prevent initial or future resistance to the drug. The experts reported the finding online... by blog.taragana.com | related posts
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Tamoxifen Side Effects Can Hamper Memory, Cognitive Ability: Study
Feb 17, 2010The results of a new study suggest that side effects of tamoxifen, a breast cancer drug, can lead to decreased cognitive abilities and memory loss. Women who took tamoxifen for a year or more were found to score lower on verbal memory and executive functioning tests, according... by aboutlawsuits.com | related posts
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Taking tamoxifen and an antidepressant? Talk to your doctor
Feb 16, 2010Taking tamoxifen and an antidepressant? Talk to your doctorused breast cancer drug tamoxifen (brand name Novaldex), putting women at a higher risk of dying from their cancer. The antidepressants in question are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The study found that the most widely used of these, paroxetine (brand name Paxil), could... by blogs.consumerreports.org/health | related posts
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Antidepressant Blocks Tamoxifen
Feb 12, 2010Antidepressant Blocks TamoxifenScience Daily (February 10, 2010) Popular Antidepressant Blocks the Beneficial Effects of Tamoxifen in Breast Cancer Women with breast cancer who take the antidepressant paroxetine at the same time as tamoxifen are at an increased risk of death, concludes a study published on the... by littlemalcolms.blogspot.com | related posts
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Paxil and Tamoxifen May Cause Breast Cancer Relapse or Death: Study
Feb 12, 2010Sciences Center in Toronto, was published in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal . Researchers found that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), like Paxil, can interfere with tamoxifen, an estrogen-based breast cancer therapy drug. Paxil (paroxetine) is a selective serotonin... by aboutlawsuits.com | related posts
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Breakthrough Breast Cancer's Comment On The BMJ Paper On Antidepressants...
Feb 10, 2010Meg McArthur, from Breakthrough Breast Cancer, says: "This research is welcome because it gives an insight into how the effectiveness of tamoxifen could be influenced by taking antidepressants. Tamoxifen remains a beneficial treatment for breast cancer and as several... by medicalnewstoday.com | related posts
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Cognitive Skills May Shrink With Tamoxifen
Feb 11, 2010Cognitive Skills May Shrink With TamoxifenThe breast cancer drug tamoxifen -- used for three decades to treat the disease -- appears to affect cognitive abilities, including some types of memory, a new study has found. "Our results are important for breast cancer patients because intact cognitive functioning is known to be an... by vitabeat.com | related posts
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