tamoxifen
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- noun
- /təˈmɒksɪfɛn/
- Specialized
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tamoxifeno
- Long-term follow-up of IBIS-I has shown that women at high risk for breast cancer continue to benefit from tamoxifen chemoprevention, with reductions in invasive breast cancer greater than 10 years after treatment.
- tamoxifen therapy
- tamoxifen and chemotherapy
- effect of tamoxifen
Secondly, it's tamoxifen, which is an estrogen receptor blocker.
- Secondly, it's tamoxifen, which is an estrogen receptor blocker.
- So for the estrogen sensitive breast cancers, tamoxifen is used.
- They upplayed the the benefits of tamoxifen and downplayed the potential side effects of tamoxifen.
Examples
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Secondly, it's tamoxifen, which is an estrogen receptor blocker.
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Despite the impressive evidence for benefits with tamoxifen, uptake of breast cancer chemoprevention is low (2).
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Of the trials involving women currently taking tamoxifen, there are two main trial structures.
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Only a smaller trial suggested a possible benefit from increasing the length of adjuvant tamoxifen treatment.
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In women at increased risk for breast cancer, does 5 years of tamoxifen therapy reduce long-term risk for breast cancer?
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Tamoxifen vs. placebo for 5 years in women at increased risk for breast cancer.
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Pre-menopausal women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer may be prescribed tamoxifen, a selective oestrogen receptor modulator.
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Tamoxifen is commonly prescribed to women after surgery to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer.
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Research shows that tamoxifen can significantly reduce the risk of developing breast cancer in at-risk women.
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For patients diagnosed with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, tamoxifen serves as an effective treatment option.
Synonyms
A medicine that stops estrogen from working used to treat some breast cancers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tamoxifen is a modern drug name made from parts of chemical words, so a helpful way to remember it is to see tamox as the family label and the ending -ifen as a medicine ending. It acts as an anti-estrogen, meaning 'against' the hormone estrogen, so tamoxifen is used to treat and prevent breast cancer.