Soltamox (Tamoxifen Citrate) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - August 15, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Extended Tamoxifen May Double Endometrial Cancer Risk
(MedPage Today) -- But observed malignancies were detected early and carried low mortality risk (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - July 10, 2018 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Breast-cancer drug taken by thousands of women doubles the risk of womb cancer
Researchers from St Vincent's Hospital Group, Dublin, found that taking tamoxifen for 10 years rather than five raises the risk of endometrial cancer from 1.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Extended tamoxifen therapy may increase risk of endometrial cancer
(Wiley) There is clear evidence that extended adjuvant tamoxifen therapy for 10 years reduces local recurrence and improves breast cancer-free survival in women with oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 5, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
DNA Analysis in Early Breast Ca Reveals Markers of Recurrence
(MedPage Today) -- And PIK3CA mutations tied to letrozole benefit over tamoxifen (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - June 15, 2018 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
ASCO: Ovarian Suppression & #43; Tamoxifen Ups Breast CA Survival
TUESDAY, June 5, 2018 -- The addition of ovarian suppression to tamoxifen is associated with increased survival versus tamoxifen alone among premenopausal women with breast cancer, according to a study published online June 4 in the New England... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 5, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Thousands of breast cancer patients may be SPARED from chemotherapy
A landmark study in New York has found that a significant proportion of women with the disease need only a daily pill – such as tamoxifen – to stop their cancer returning after surgery. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
5,000 British breast cancer patients per year could be spared chemotherapy by taking a daily pill
A landmark study in New York has found that a significant proportion of women with the disease need only a daily pill – such as tamoxifen – to stop their cancer returning after surgery. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Good News for Women With Breast Cancer: Many Don ’ t Need Chemo
Many women with early-stage forms of the disease can forego chemo, based on a test that measures the activity of genes involved in breast cancer recurrence. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 3, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DENISE GRADY Tags: Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Tumors Hormones Tamoxifen (Drug) American Society of Clinical Oncology Genomic Health Inc Tests (Medical) Source Type: news
NICE guidance on tamoxifen prescribing has slow uptake
(Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News)
Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - May 1, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Breast Cancer Risk and Tamoxifen Use
Only 1 in 7 Women at Risk for Breast Cancer Take Tamoxifen (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - April 30, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Only 1 in 7 Women at Risk for Breast Cancer Take Tamoxifen Only 1 in 7 Women at Risk for Breast Cancer Take Tamoxifen
A small study in the UK has found 6 of 7 women with a family history of breast cancer opted out of taking tamoxifen as a preventive measure.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
One in seven women taking pills which help prevent breast cancer
Only one in seven who are at high risk of breast cancer are taking Tamoxifen to reduce their chances of getting the disease, a study found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Six in 7 women at high risk of breast cancer shun tamoxifen as a preventative measure
(Cancer Research UK) Six in seven women with a family history of breast cancer opt out of taking tamoxifen as a preventative measure, according to a study funded by Cancer Research UK and published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment today. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - April 23, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
