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Diagnosed w/ ducal carcinoma in situ 5/13. am menopausal. had lumpectomy and radiation. now on tamoxifen. am rn and at conference heard arimidex (anastrozole).
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On right path: You had the best treatment , for your early stage disease you had, tamoxifen is well proved ( relatively inexpensive ) drug , before switching to Anastrozole ( armidex ) which has similar function , treatments should not be based on one day conference attended by rn , it should be proven evidence based , given by your highly trained expert oncologist
Answered 6/29/2020
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