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Is It Safe To Take Tamoxofin For Mucinous Cancer?

Hello:
A 30 year old female has mucinous carcinoma estrogen and progesterone positive. Successful lumpedtomy and completion of radiation therapy - now she must decide yes or no to take tamoxofin. Are there any significant differences between mucinous and ductile cancers in the efffectiveness of tamoxofin. Her oncologist doesn't seem to differentiate between the two and she has read some studies that are making her consider refusing to take it.
Thu, 28 Aug 2014
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ER positivity is what decides usage of harmones but not histology. Since you said she is ER positive she needs to be on harmones. If she is premenopausal lady tamoxifen is the only option
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Is It Safe To Take Tamoxofin For Mucinous Cancer?

ER positivity is what decides usage of harmones but not histology. Since you said she is ER positive she needs to be on harmones. If she is premenopausal lady tamoxifen is the only option