lost all i wrote trying again dear MrsD and Doc Smith
 

if i may ask if either of you
might have some positive
stats anything on tamoxifen
20 mg once a day
i have tried doing homework
typing in
what does tamoxifen do to
the body
pretty sad horrific stories
thank you
my DNA report tells my
oncologist
90% + estrogen negative nodes
11% chance returning
9%with chemo
so with that
plan no chemo 2 years
tamoxifen then 5 years
on different drug
7 year treatment
thank you much
i can hardly work
the computer learning
as i go
Bless
wishing both well

Choice of drug treatment for breast cancer patients, is made by the oncologist. They have a specialized field and statistics they follow based on what they have seen that works for patients.
Response to any drug can be very variable.

Here is a Wiki link to tamoxifen with general information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamoxifen

This link shows % of side effects reported by doctors and patients to the FDA.

http://www.drugcite.com/?q=tamoxifen
Click on any category and it will expand.

Tamoxifen has been replaced by Femara and Arimidex as far as popularity goes. Why these drugs are selected in various patients depends on the experience of the physician.
Here is the side effect profile for Arimidex:
http://www.drugcite.com/?q=arimidex&a=&s=
for comparison.

Whenever you affect hormone receptors, you are going to get tradeoffs. I don't think that can be avoided.

If you lost your post because it "timed out", you can prevent that by checking the little box --remember me-- next to your name when you log in. That way you won't lose posts due to taking too long etc.

thank you Mrs D

have a beautiful day

eva
just a reminder, in case you did not know, that Dr Smith is not really a doctor, but chose his name from a character in the TV show "Lost in Space"...it states that under his avatar and in his posting signature.

I just need to post this as it sounded like you were asking for some kind of professional opinion

Answered privately.

thanks

i do know of the character
i watched the program
i also find Doc
eager helping if can
i also find him to be knowledgeable
he makes that clear

thank you much