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Tamoxifen I want to say no
Hi, just curious if anyone has said no to taking tamoxifen??. I am terrified of the idea of taking it and cannot see past the array of side effects it can inflict..I mentioned to the onco that I wasn'...
@kmakm I'm sorry to hear that. It is definitely a tough road for a lot of people, and the mental side can be very difficult to deal with. That's great you can take a couple of months off at the end of the year. Something to look forward to. Sending good vibes & love. xx
@arpie I applaud everyone that takes a concerned effort in evaluating the risks, benefits, outcomes, quality and quantity of life when deciding their treatment path. It's not easy to figure out which way to go. Mostly the Docs only give you an overview. They're doing their best with the info and treatments they can offer. One interesting part of my journey was an acquaintance who suggested immunotherapy as the way to go.. put me in touch with a cancer researcher here in Adelaide.. and the recommended treatment was in Germany.. at a cost of around 50,000 euros... !! Needless to say, this was not going to be an option. I look forward to the day when immunotherapy is offered more widely here in Australia.
For those that are interested, there is some interesting research on Asprin. The seems to be both sides, those who say it may offer benefits, and others who debunk it. When it comes to cancer treatment, there are a lot of studies.. but no cure yet.
Overall, regular baby aspirin use reduced the risk of breast cancer 16 percent, the study says. But the more significant finding was the risk reduction for developing HR-positive/HER2-negative cancer, the researchers said.
@arpie I applaud everyone that takes a concerned effort in evaluating the risks, benefits, outcomes, quality and quantity of life when deciding their treatment path. It's not easy to figure out which way to go. Mostly the Docs only give you an overview. They're doing their best with the info and treatments they can offer. One interesting part of my journey was an acquaintance who suggested immunotherapy as the way to go.. put me in touch with a cancer researcher here in Adelaide.. and the recommended treatment was in Germany.. at a cost of around 50,000 euros... !! Needless to say, this was not going to be an option. I look forward to the day when immunotherapy is offered more widely here in Australia.
For those that are interested, there is some interesting research on Asprin. The seems to be both sides, those who say it may offer benefits, and others who debunk it. When it comes to cancer treatment, there are a lot of studies.. but no cure yet.
Overall, regular baby aspirin use reduced the risk of breast cancer 16 percent, the study says. But the more significant finding was the risk reduction for developing HR-positive/HER2-negative cancer, the researchers said.
Aspirin not only reduces inflammation, but it's a mild aromatase inhibitor," Bernstein said. Aromatase inhibitor drugs are used to treat hormone-receptor positive breast cancer in women past menopause, since they reduce the amount of estrogen circulating in the blood, and the estrogen fuels the tumor.
"This is really very exciting work," said Sushanta Banerjee, a professor of hematology and oncology at the University of Kansas Medical Center. In his research, confined to the lab and animals, "we found that aspirin has the capability to destroy the tumor-initiating cells that can lead to breast cancer."
Daily low-dose aspirin almost halved tumor growth in breast cancer mouse models
The researchers found that the aspirin killed the majority of breast cancer cells, with those it failed to kill left unable to grow.
According to Dr. Banerjee, the team found that the aspirin blocked the self-renewal activity of the breast cancer cells. "Basically, they couldn't grow or reproduce," he explains.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/295304.
Taking low-dose
aspirin at least three times per week may reduce women's risk of breast cancer
by up to 20 percent, a new study suggests.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317248.php
Best wishes to everyone. xxx