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Aromatase inhibitors - five years or ten?
Straw poll for those taking AIs (eg Letrozole). Has your oncologist told you you'll need to be on them five years or ten? What have they said about the benefits of extended treatment (ten years as opp...
That's a bugger, @maggie14 ..... I think we need to be VERY pro-active after reading your story - to go with your 'gut feeling'. Better to take it & not need it .... it is no skin off their nose ....
Having said that - there are others who HAVE had Tamoxifen (or other AIs) who have also gone on to develop MBC :(
I hope yours is under control and not causing you much/any pain. A friend was also recently diagnosed, 15 years after her surgery - luckily, it is a slow growing one and she is most likely to 'die with it' rather than 'die from it'.
Take care xx
Having said that - there are others who HAVE had Tamoxifen (or other AIs) who have also gone on to develop MBC :(
I hope yours is under control and not causing you much/any pain. A friend was also recently diagnosed, 15 years after her surgery - luckily, it is a slow growing one and she is most likely to 'die with it' rather than 'die from it'.
Take care xx