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How would you approach a postmenopausal patient on Letrozole who developed cataracts within the first six months of treatment?

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Medical Oncology · Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Cancer Center
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While tamoxifen has been associated with ocular toxicity like cataracts, there has not been any conclusive or convincing connection between aromatase inhibitors and cataracts.

Since the alternative to aromatase inhibitors is tamoxifen which we know may be associated with cataracts, and given the la...

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