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Breast Cancer • Medical Oncology
Is there any clinical benefit in giving Tamoxifen in a pre-menopausal woman with early stage breast cancer who initially refused adjuvant hormone therapy for years?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
I would think that there would be clinical benefit to giving tamoxifen in a delayed fashion to a patient who initially refused adjuvant therapy, but this is not exactly a "data-driven" reply given that we do not have trials analyzing this particular situation.Data indicates that recurrence risk of h...
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Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
ER-positive breast cancer is a disease with events occurring over the longer term. Always an opportunity to restart treatment if the patient is agreeable and no other reasonable objections.