TAMOXIFEN- before or after chemo
Question:
My aunt had a radical masectomy 4 years ago, last week she learned it had spread to her neck,ribs,and hip. The doctors want to put her on TAMOXIFEN for 2 months then deciede about chemo. Will this drug get rid of the cancer? Or is this just wasting time ? Any info on this drug would be greatly received thank you JOEL
hi joel i have been taking tamoxifen since june. i had a tumor marker test at that time CA 15-3 and it was at 170. in the months that followed it proceeded to drop rapidly down to 48 by early december. this was a very good indication of a decrease in tumor activity. i am currently experiencing a jump in my tumor markers so i don’t know if the tamoxifen is still helping me, but i do feel that it did a lot for those months from june to december. i will keep you posted on what they switch me to this week. one of the possibilities is megace. good luck and lots of prayers. laura king
Response:
I do not believe that it will get rid of the tumor. It may help reduce it or prevent it from getting larger or help curtail the spread . Again talk this over with her Doctors as to why they want to do this. Tamoxifen is used widely in treatment of Breast Cancer. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My aunt had a radical masectomy 4 years ago, last week she learned it had spread to her neck,ribs,and hip. The doctors want to put her on TAMOXIFEN for 2 months then deciede about chemo. Will this drug get rid of the cancer? Or is this just wasting time ? Any info on this drug would be greatly received thank you JOEL
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My aunt had a radical masectomy 4 years ago, last week she learned it had spread to her neck,ribs,and hip. The doctors want to put her on TAMOXIFEN for 2 months then deciede about chemo. Will this drug get rid of the cancer? Or is this just wasting time ? Any info on this drug would be greatly received thank you JOEL
