Raloxifene treatment

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Avatar f tn Lymphnodes clear and had five weeks of radiation treatment. Tried Tomxifene but made me ill. Dr, recommended Raloxifene. does Raloxifene prevent the recurrance of my type of breast cancer? Marian This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/261381'>Aromatase vs. Raloxifene</a>.
Avatar f tn Dear Chery1990, Atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) by itself may not raise a persons risk of getting breast cancer to a level where treatment with a medication as prevention (chemoprevention) would be considered. A woman with ADH as well as other risk factors may have a risk that is high enough to consider medications. The medications currently FDA approved as chemoprevention for breast cancer are tamoxifen and raloxifene.
Avatar f tn Aside from radiation, you can ask your doctor about other breast cancer risk reduction strategies such as that of hormonal treatment with tamoxifen or raloxifene. Other breast conditions that may increase the risk of invasive cancer would include DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ). Regards.
Avatar n tn Since radiation is a local treatment, side effects are usually confined to the area being treated. Radiation treatment to the chest may cause problems when swallowing, cough, or shortness of breath and breast soreness and/or swelling. I am not sure which medication your mother is taking, but Evista (raloxifene) can cause muscle cramps of the legs. Please have your mother make an appointment with her physician.
Avatar f tn I am supposed to start Raloxifene. This may cause hot flashes. If severe enough, dr will rx Effexor to treat flashes. I have been reading such negative information about the side effects of Effexor, and even worse, the are withdrawal symptoms if you have to get off of it. Is there anyone reading this that actually had to take effexor along with Raloxifene? If so, could you tell me please if you had a good, or bad experience? Thank you for any input.
Avatar n tn Other forms of treatment post-operatively would include additional radiation therapy, or hormonal treatment with Tamoxifen or Raloxifene. All of these additional treatments are aimed to lessen the chance of recurrence as well as prevent the future development of frankly invasive cancers. Regards.
Avatar f tn ER positivity is a good sign, since this means that the DCIS is responsive to hormonal treatment. I suggest that you discuss with your oncologist regarding additional treatments like tamoxifen or raloxifene. These two drugs are proven to further decrease the chance of the cancer recurring on the same or the other breast and I believe would be of great benefit to your mother.
394052 tn?1203100849 less evidence was found for raloxifene. the USPSTF found good evidence that both tamoxifen and raloxifene increase the risk of thromboembolitic events (stroke, DVT, PE). they found that tamoxifen increases the risk of endometrial CA. the USPSTF recommends screening for colon CA starting at age 50 in men and women. earlier screening recommendations depend on the patient, family history and medical conditions (ie they are different for conditions such as ulcerative colitis, etc).
Avatar f tn Use of Raloxifene is intended to decrease the risk of osteoporosis and to decrease the risk of invasise breast cancer or to prevent invasive breast cancer from retuning in women who have had invasive BC. If you have questions or concerns about using it, it would be best to discuss them with the physician who prescribed it. Best wishes...
Avatar n tn I have been told by Oncologist that have 5 times risk factor for breast cancer. Am on raloxifene. Last nite I noticed some dimpling on the biopsied breast abt 1" from incision scar. Just had a manual exam by the Oncologist and don't want to seem like a hypochondriac, but should I see him again. He felt nothing during manual exam, but the lump that was removed was not palpable either and only detected by mammo.
Avatar f tn Lara Briden - Treatment for 4 Types of PCOS. Treat the Cause. Excerpt from the study: Spurious T3 Thyrotoxicosis Unmasking Multiple Myeloma - Case Rep Endocrinol. 2013; 2013: 739302... "Euthyroid hyperthyroxinemia signifies that TSH is within normal limits and patient is clinically euthyroid, but total T4 or T3 is high with or without normal free thyroid hormone levels, and TBG abnormalities are frequent causes.
Avatar f tn A couple of studies in regard to trying estrogen as a treatment for metatastic ER+ BC that had failed previous hormone-blocking therapy. 2. One study trying short-duration estrogen just before each cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy to see if it would increase the effectiveness of the chemo 3. A study testing the safety of vaginal estrogen (Vagifem) for vaginal atrophy/dryness in woman on estrogen-blocking drugs such as tamoxifen 4.
Avatar f tn Osteoporosis medications like Raloxifene (Evista), alendronate (Fosomax), risendronate (Actonel) and ibandronate (Boniva) all can cause flu like symptoms in individuals that are taking them. I am not sure what medications you are on, but this could be your problem.
Avatar n tn The hormone therapy has so many side affects. The drugs suggested for me are Arimidex or Raloxifene. Is there anyone that does not take hormone therapy and is still doing well with no recurrance?
Avatar f tn I believe that you are a candidate for risk lowering strategies such as taking hormonal agents (raloxifene or tamoxifen), or surgery (mastectomy). All of these should be discussed with an oncologist or surgeon. Regards.
Avatar m tn There are some medications that are used to treat breast cancer that can be tried, though they would be used off label. These include tamoxifen (Soltamox) and raloxifene (Evista), here in the U.S. Another is Danazol. I don't know if they would be available in your country or not. Some of these drugs are quite potent and may have unwanted side effects. Be sure to discuss all of that with your doctor prior to taking them. The other option is the surgery.
2049332 tn?1331069496 Deciding how to treat lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) can be complicated because the condition itself is not cancerous and the majority of people with LCIS do not ever develop cancer; yet, it is known that they have a higher risk of developing cancer in the future. Typically, people with LCIS simply increase their surveillance for breast cancer, having multiple physical exams each year, and mammograms once or twice a year.
Avatar n tn At that time she had only one ovary removed and no treatment. She had a recurrance of this in 2008 and underwent total hysterectomy (both surgeries were in Germany). Recently, in July, (here in the States) she has had another recurrance with surgical removal. The doctors are recommending either Chemo or letrozole therapies. My sister is against anything unnatural going into her body, so chemo is really out, especially since she hasn't found any studies that say that Chemo really works.
739091 tn?1300666027 http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-breast-cancer-treatment-20111001,0,1048617.story?page=1 By Amanda Mascarelli, Special to the Los Angeles Times October 1, 2011 Nearly 30 years ago, when Judy Macon was diagnosed with breast cancer, she had surgery followed by radiation and chemotherapy to destroy the malignant cells left behind. The chemo she got was essentially the same as for any other woman with breast cancer.
Avatar f tn I have been off the boards myself for a few days as I have just had my 5th chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer and mention it here only so that you know that I understand firsthand the fears and anxieties that immediately present themselves for anything related to breast cancer and to let you know that you are not alone and that I care The fact that you have a family history obviously slants the dice a little so let's see if we can start at the beginning and reach a place of more kn
Avatar m tn Sorry new to forum and I didn't know ... Anyway I messed up. I am starting treatment sometime this month and am curious about side affects.
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