Breast cancer after taking hormone blocking tablets
Has anyone had cancer after taking the hormone blocking tablets?
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HI @AT404 absolutely no guarantees in any of the treatments offered, and they'll be up front and honest about that. Not everyone is prescribed hormone blockers, it is dependant on their pathology etc and it is extremely complex as some ladies have shared.
I was on Tamoxifen for 4yrs and had a recurrence in the same spot in the same breast after having had radiation as well...go figure? So there are ladies who have had recurrences inspite of Tamoxifen. Recent studies have shown Tamoxifen doesnt work in 1/3 of cases. It's learnt to adapt, sneaky thing!! So it just won't work for everyone. Side effects were zero on it too. Arimidex and Aromasin is very different, stiffness and pain being the norm...but honestly, I wouldnt say there were side effects now that things have settled that I'd say were too much that I'd not take it. I don't even think about it anymore.
I was on Tamoxifen for 4yrs and had a recurrence in the same spot in the same breast after having had radiation as well...go figure? So there are ladies who have had recurrences inspite of Tamoxifen. Recent studies have shown Tamoxifen doesnt work in 1/3 of cases. It's learnt to adapt, sneaky thing!! So it just won't work for everyone. Side effects were zero on it too. Arimidex and Aromasin is very different, stiffness and pain being the norm...but honestly, I wouldnt say there were side effects now that things have settled that I'd say were too much that I'd not take it. I don't even think about it anymore.