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Arimidex v Tamoxifen
Hello there, hope everyone is as good as can be. Saw my oncologist yesterday for a check up. It has been a little over 3 years since my lumpectomy, chemo and radiation. I have been on Arimidex since J...
Hazel, I was on tamoxifen for 4yrs pre menopause with zero side effects, but I had a recurrence at 4yrs so had chemo and put on Arimidex, I suffer lots of pain but continue to work with my exercise physiologist and take magnesium. My oncologist said Arimidex is slightly better than Tamoxifen, there have also been recent studies where around a third of cases Tamoxifen stops working according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.