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Is there any reason to switch endocrine therapy after a patient undergoes bilateral oophorectomy?

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Medical Oncology · University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute
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In my opinion, in the absence of progressive disease, I would maintain this young woman on tamoxifen as long as there were not progressive disease and the tamoxifen was well tolerated.

Now that she has had an oophorectomy, and has been rendered menopausal, there will be many options when progressive...

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