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what is 'tamoxifen'?
Definition for tamoxifen
Tamoxifen is an orally taken selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) that is used in the treatment of breast cancer and is currently the world's largest selling drug for that purpose. [ citation needed ]
Tamoxifen was discovered by ICI Pharmaceuticals [ 1 ] (now AstraZeneca ) and is sold under the trade names Nolvadex , Istubal , and Valodex .
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Tamoxifen is an orally taken selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) that is used in the treatment of breast cancer and is currently the world's largest selling drug for that purpose. [ citation needed ]
Tamoxifen was discovered by ICI Pharmaceuticals [ 1 ] (now AstraZeneca ) and is sold under the trade names Nolvadex , Istubal , and Valodex . However, the drug, even before its patent expiration, was and still is widely referred to by its generic name "tamoxifen."
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Tamoxifen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tamoxifen is an orally active selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) which ... In men, tamoxifen is sometimes used to treat gynecomastia which arises for ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamoxifen
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Nolvadex (Tamoxifen Citrate) drug description - prescription drugs and medications at RxList
Clinical overview of the medication marketed as Novaldex. Includes sections on pharmacology, side effects, side effects, and precautions.
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/tamox.htm
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Tamoxifen: Q & A - National Cancer Institute
Fact sheet from the National Cancer Institute that explains what Tamoxifen is, how it is used to treat breast cancer, and how it increases the risk of cancers of the uterus.
http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_16.htm
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MedlinePlus Drug Information: Tamoxifen
Overview of the antiestrogen drug used to treat breast cancer and reduce the risk of breast cancer in women at high risk for the disease.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682414.html
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tamoxifen - Cancer Information (Cancers, Symptoms, Treatment) on MedicineNet.com
Information on many different cancers includes symptoms, cancer detection and prevention, and treatment options. ... Drugs Beat Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/tamoxifen/article.htm
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Drugs and Treatments - Tamoxifen Oral - Patient Handout from WebMD
Find information about (Tamoxifen Oral) on WebMD including drug user ratings, drug interactions, medication warnings, medical uses, side effects and recommended dosage.
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-4497-Tamoxifen+Oral.aspx?dru...
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Tamoxifen - Yahoo! Health
Treatment with tamoxifen may increase the risk of certain uterine cancers, ... What is the most important information I should know about tamoxifen? ...
http://health.yahoo.com/breastcancer-medications/tamoxifen/h...
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Tamoxifen Information from Drugs.com
Tamoxifen information from Drugs.com, includes Tamoxifen side effects, interactions and indications. ... doctor about your specific risks in taking tamoxifen. ...
http://www.drugs.com/tamoxifen.html
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Tamoxifen CAS No. 10540-29-1
Tamoxifen is known to be a human carcinogen based on sufficient ... between exposure to tamoxifen and cancers of the uterus (endometrium) ...
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/eleventh/profiles/s167tamo.pdf
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Tamoxifen - Hormone Therapy to Prevent Breast Cancer Recurrence
Tamoxifen is an estrogen suppressor, which helps lower the risk that breast ... Treatments> Hormone Therapy Drugs> Tamoxifen - Hormone Therapy to Prevent Breast ...
http://breastcancer.about.com/od/treatments/p/tamoxifen.htm
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New Indication Approved for Tamoxifen
High risk women can now receive Tamoxifen therapy in an effort to reduce her ... new indication for the use of its breast cancer drug Nolvadex (tamoxifen citrate) ...
http://womenshealth.about.com/library/weekly/aa102998.htm?p=1
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Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer
Tamoxifen is a drug used to treat breast cancer. ... risk of developing breast cancer, tamoxifen reduces the chance of developing the ...
http://cancer.about.com/od/breastcancer/p/tamoxifen.htm?terms=cancer+medication
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Data Show: Five Years Tamoxifen Is Enough - National Cancer Institute
... no additional advantage by taking tamoxifen beyond the five years already shown ... Complicating matters, tamoxifen was found to raise a woman's risk of ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/results/tamoxifen0501
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Tamoxifen
... Tamoxifen. ... for early-stage breast cancer, tamoxifen is usually prescribed at 20 mg ... Tamoxifen is the most commonly used hormone therapy for the ...
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/tamoxifen
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Tamoxifen facts and comparsions at Drugs.com
All about Tamoxifen. View complete and up to date Tamoxifen information - part of the Drugs.com ... Women taking Tamoxifen to decrease the risk of ...
http://www.drugs.com/cdi/tamoxifen.html
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Clinical Alert: Adjuvant Therapy of Breast Cancer - Tamoxifen Update
... the optimal duration of adjuvant tamoxifen therapy to the attention of clinicians. ... no advantage for continuation of tamoxifen beyond 5 years in women ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/alerts/tamoxifen.html
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Tamoxifen and other breast cancer treatments on MedicineNet.com
Tamoxifen has been the standard in hormonal breast cancer treatment for decades. ... Kathryn Anderson, the hormonal treatment tamoxifen offered a new lease on ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=52335
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Tamoxifen - Serendipity for Bipolar Disorder?
Breast cancer research with the drug tamoxifen has provided an unexpected bonus in the research of drugs to treat mania in bipolar disorder.
http://bipolar.about.com/od/medications/a/tamoxifen.htm
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Tamoxifen Frequently Asked Questions
Questions and answers on Tamoxifen from the National Cancer Institute. ... Tamoxifen (Nolvadex®) is a medication in pill form that interferes with the ...
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/tamoxifen-faq
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Tamoxifen advanced consumer information | Drugs.com
Tamoxifen patient information - advanced edition from the United States Pharmacopoeia. ... Tamoxifen also may be used to reduce the risk of developing breast ...
http://www.drugs.com/cons/tamoxifen.html
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Talk:Tamoxifen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tamoxifen is part of WikiProject Pharmacology, a project to improve all ... women in the ATAC ("Arimidex", tamoxifen, alone or in combination) trial after ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tamoxifen
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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
tamoxifen (tuh-MOK-sih-FEN) A drug used to treat certain types of breast cancer ... Tamoxifen is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/Common/PopUps/popDefinition.aspx?id=4...
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Tamoxifen (Oral Route) - MayoClinic.com
Mayo Clinic offers award-winning medical and health information and tools for healthy living. ... Tamoxifen is a medicine that blocks the effects of the ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DR601293
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tamoxifen medical facts from Drugs.com
Physician reviewed tamoxifen patient information - includes tamoxifen description, dosage and directions. ... If you are taking tamoxifen to reduce your risk ...
http://www.drugs.com/mtm/tamoxifen.html
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Nolvadex (Tamoxifen Citrate) clinical pharmacology - prescription drugs and medications at RxList
Read the clinical pharmacology of the drug Nolvadex (Tamoxifen Citrate) and other prescription drugs and medications at RxList.
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/tamox_cp.htm
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Breast Cancer Hormone Therapy: Tamoxifen & Aromatase Inhibitors - WebMD
Learn about breast cancer hormone therapy drugs such as tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors ... Tamoxifen can be used in women of any age, regardless of whether ...
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/guide/hormone-therapy-choices
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Studies Show Femara May Be More Effective Than Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer
... positive breast cancer found success with tamoxifen, a drug used to prevent the ... of distant cancer development with Femara as opposed to Tamoxifen. ...
http://cancer.about.com/b/2005/12/30/studies-show-femara-may...
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tamoxifen Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
tamoxifen glossary includes a list of tamoxifen related medical definitions and related links on MedicineNet.com ... Chemotherapy Plus Tamoxifen Aids Breast ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/tamoxifen/glossary.htm
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Studies Affirm Tamoxifen's Long-Term Benefit - National Cancer Institute
... a risk-reduction benefit from tamoxifen years after they have stopped taking ... results, see More Evidence of Tamoxifen's Benefit for Women at Risk of ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/results/tamoxifen-update0307
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Tamoxifen May Prevent Breast Cancer but Not for Everyone
A balanced discussion about the pros and cons of using tamoxifen to lower breast cancer risk. ... study, which show that tamoxifen also prevents certain types ...
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/4/1680_50654.htm
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Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) Trial - National Cancer Institute
A collection of material about the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene, or STAR trial, one of the largest breast cancer prevention studies ever.
http://www.nci.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/digestpage/STAR
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Tamoxifen and breast cancer - information on MedicineNet.com
Women with breast cancer face a big decision: Are the benefits of the cancer drug tamoxifen worth the risks? ... she begin taking tamoxifen, an anticancer drug ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=51257
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tamoxifen drug information, tamoxifen side effects
Tamoxifen - Low Prices Guaranteed. Prescription & Non ... Tamoxifen Wholesale ... with savings up to 80% on medications like Tamoxifen. ...
http://www.drugs.com/drug/tamoxifen
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Breast Cancer: WebMD University Week Two -- Is tamoxifen something that I need? 1
Health Information on Tamoxifen,breast cancer,breast neoplasms malignant, ... Whether your tumor will respond to tamoxifen depends largely on what is learned ...
http://www.webmd.com/content/pages/6/1662_53125.htm
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Tamoxifen - Yahoo! Health
Tamoxifen citrate is available in 10 mg and 20 mg tablets. ... Tamoxifen is the most commonly used medicine for the treatment of breast cancer. ...
http://health.yahoo.com/breastcancer-medications/tamoxifen/h...
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TAMOXIFEN - ORAL (Nolvadex) side effects, medical uses, and drug interactions.
Read more about the prescription drug TAMOXIFEN - ORAL. ... However, if you are taking tamoxifen for treatment of breast cancer, the proven ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/tamoxifen-oral/article.htm
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More Evidence of Tamoxifen's Benefit - National Cancer Institute
Women taking tamoxifen experienced one third... of material about the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene, or STAR trial, one of ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/results/tamoxifen0302
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Tamoxifen: Slightly More Risk of Uterine Sarcoma - National Cancer Institute
It's been known that tamoxifen - a commonly prescribed treatment and prevention ... Tamoxifen works against the effects of estrogen on these cells. ...
http://cme.nci.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/results/tamoxifen-and-uterine-sarcoma0502
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Femara Beats Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer
Side Effects Seen With Both Drugs; Best Use of Femara Still Unanswered ... if they are given the standard hormone therapy, tamoxifen, researchers report. ...
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/105/107995.htm?pagenumber=2
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Tamoxifen and Chemotherapy: Timing Matters - National Cancer Institute
... hormone therapy tamoxifen (Nolvadex®) is more effective than tamoxifen alone in ... treatment works better when tamoxifen is administered after chemotherapy has ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/results/tamoxifen-and-...
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Initial Results of the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) Released, April 17, 2006 News Release - National ...
... postmenopausal women, works as well as tamoxifen in reducing breast cancer risk ... fewer blood clots than the women who were assigned to take tamoxifen. ...
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2006/nci-17.htm
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Tamoxifen Official FDA information, side effects and uses.
Accurate, FDA approved Tamoxifen information for healthcare professionals and patients - brought ... events associated with Tamoxifen in the risk reduction ...
http://www.drugs.com/pro/tamoxifen.html
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Letrozole Clinical Trial: Q&A - National Cancer Institute
... recurrence among women who have completed 4.5 to six years of tamoxifen therapy. ... and treatment of their original cancer and had been off tamoxifen for ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/letrozoletamox...
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Complete Tamoxifen Citrate information from Drugs.com
All about Tamoxifen Citrate. View complete and up to date Tamoxifen Citrate information - part of the Drugs.com trusted medication database.
http://www.drugs.com/ppa/tamoxifen-citrate.html
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Women Taking Tamoxifen Don't Need Uterine Cancer Screening
You may have heard that tamoxifen -- the drug some women take to prevent breast ... cancer patients who were beginning tamoxifen therapy with about 100 healthy ...
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/28/1728_62279/
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Questions and Answers: The Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) - 05/25/1999
... compares with the drug tamoxifen (Nolvadex®) in reducing the incidence of breast ... BCPT, which also showed that tamoxifen works like estrogen to preserve ...
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may99/nci-25b.htm
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Tamoxifen Solution facts and comparsions at Drugs.com
All about Tamoxifen Solution. View complete and up to date Tamoxifen Solution information - part of the Drugs.com trusted medication database.
http://www.drugs.com/cdi/tamoxifen-solution.html
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Breast Cancer: Stage I
Written for health care professionals, this review of stage I breast cancer is ... mortality in women treated with tamoxifen, based on retrospective analyses. ...
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/5/1680_50695
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No Link Between Tamoxifen and Depression - National Cancer Institute
Treatment with tamoxifen does not increase the risk of depression, according to the November 6, 2001, issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
http://www.nci.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/results/tamoxifen-and-depression1101/
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Tamoxifen Protects from Breast Cancer - Cancer Information (Cancers, Symptoms, Treatment) on MedicineNet.com
Information on many different cancers includes symptoms, cancer detection and prevention, ... center > cancer a-z list > tamoxifen protects from breast cancer ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=80860
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