Tamoxifen
Hello all. Just wondering if anybody with ER + tumours decided NOT to take Tamoxifen? I had 2 lumps removed , both HER2+ , one with low percent ER+ . Taxol only chemo and herceptin for 1 year but Tamo...
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@Hankster I'm sorry about your recurrence. That must be difficult. A lot of the doctors seem to recommend taking Tamoxifen for 10 years now, or the equivalent. I had surgery, 6 months of chemo, and radiotherapy. I have done enough and face the prospect of a hysterectomy in the future thanks to Tamoxifen. I had stage 2B, grade 3 Pure Micropapillary cancer, with 5 cancerous lymph nodes at 42. It still couldn't encourage me to take it. Sometimes you just have to do what seems right to you. There's always some doubt I guess. The risk of uterine cancer was the deciding factor for me.