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Hormone Therapy
Hi, have been quiet lately just getting back into life or trying to. Finished herceptin August last year and just at the 1yr mark of Femara (Latrazole) with I think another 4 to go. Anyone else on thi...
@sickgirl Always check with your oncologist before taking a drug holiday, but my oncologist said a study had been done which showed that taking it three months on/three months off made no difference to outcomes. They don't recommend it because it becomes too difficult to maintain as a drug taking regime. These drugs are so difficult for many that the doctors recognise the benefits of letting patients take a month off once every year or so. Some people have reduced side effects when they recommence taking the drug as well. K xox