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YLY
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9 years ago

Aromatase Inhibitor (AI) vs Tamoxifen for premenopausal women

Hi all, I've been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, stage 1a, grade 2, ER and PR positive, HER2 negative, nodes all clear. Age 35.  As I also found out that i am BRCA2 positive, I will als...
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primek
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9 years ago
From all I read aramatose inhibitors are only used in post menopause women or those who have had their ovaries removed as it doesn't work on the ovaries like tamoxifen does. I guess you need to ask the oncologist why they are recommending the various treatments to get a clearer understanding.  Best of luck. Kath x