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Tamoxifen is a medication used to treat some types of breast cancer in men and women, as well as to lower a woman's chance of developing breast cancer if she has a high risk.
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It blocks the activity of estrogen (a female hormone) in the breast, which may stop the growth of some breast tumors that need estrogen to grow.
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It is used to treat early breast cancer in women who have already been treated with surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy.
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It is also used to reduce the risk of developing a more serious type of breast cancer in women who have had ductal carcinoma in situ.
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Some people take tamoxifen to lower the risk of developing breast cancer.
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It is important to take tamoxifen exactly as prescribed by a doctor, and to use a barrier form of birth control while using it and for at least 2 months after treatment ends.
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Tamoxifen (Nolvadex) has been used for over 40 years to treat hormone-receptor positive early, locally advanced and metastatic breast cancers. It’s used to treat breast cancer in both women and men.
Hormone receptor-positive breast cancers need estrogen and/or progesterone (female hormones) to grow.
Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer Treatment | Susan G. Komen®
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Tamoxifen is in a class of medications known as antiestrogens. It blocks the activity of estrogen (a female hormone) in the breast. This may stop the growth of some breast…
Tamoxifen: MedlinePlus Drug Information
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Tamoxifen is a hormone therapy used to treat hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. It can greatly reduce the risk of cancer recurrence (return) and invasive cancer. Some people take tamoxifen to lower the risk of developing breast cancer.
Tamoxifen: Uses, Side Effects & Risks - Cleveland Clinic
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Tamoxifen is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) medication used to treat breast cancer in men and women and as a prophylactic agent against breast cancer in women.
Tamoxifen - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
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Tamoxifen is a hormone (endocrine) therapy drug. Tamoxifen is used to treat breast cancer in both premenopausal women (women who have not yet gone through the menopause) and postmenopausal women.…
Tamoxifen | Breast Cancer Now
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