{"id":2906,"date":"2007-01-23T08:27:50","date_gmt":"2007-01-23T08:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/diyhealth.com\/?p=2906"},"modified":"2022-03-14T17:52:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T12:22:41","slug":"women-with-breast-cancer-are-not-taking-tamoxifen-properly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/globalhealthcare\/women-with-breast-cancer-are-not-taking-tamoxifen-properly","title":{"rendered":"Women with breast cancer are not taking tamoxifen properly"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Irregularity in using breast cancer drug<\/strong> Tamoxifen<\/strong> has come out causing a great concern to the researchers. Researchers have come to know that about 20 percent of the women who are prescribed Tamoxifen<\/a>, stop taking it within the first year despite the fact that Tamoxifen is prescribed to about three quarters of women diagnosed with breast cancer.<\/p>

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This is really a matter of big concern since researchers believe that this drug should be taken for at least five years to obtain the best results. However, the reason behind continuing its use is still obscure. Still, ignorance and side effects of Tamoxifen has been attributed to this. Where some women discontinue its use because they don’t think they need to take it any longer while some women discontinue its use due to several side effects, which come flocking with its use.<\/p>\n

Image credit: Euro pharma steroids<\/p>\n

Via: CBC13<\/p>\n

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