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Suggest Dosage Interval For Zoladex Pills In Cancer Patients

I AM A CANCER PATIENT. I HAVE BEEN INJECTED WITH ZOLADEX SINCE 2007. THE CANCER HASNT COME BACK FOR THE 3RD TIME BUT NOW I HAVE BEEN HAVING VAGINAL BLEEDING FOR ALMOST A MONTH NEXT FRIDAY. I AM SCARED AND I HAD MY SONOGRAM AND ULTRA SOUND OF MY PRIVATE PART (VAGINA) LAST WEEK. I TOLD MY ONOCOLOGIST CAN I STOP TAKING ZOLADEX BUT HE HAS TO WAIT AND SEE WITH MY GENETICS TEST RESULTS THAT I TOOK LAST MONDAY. WHEN SHOULD A PERSON STOP TAKING ZOLADEX? HE SAYS I HAVE TO TAKE IT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE BUT I CANT HANDEL ALL OF THESE SIDE EFFECTS ANYMORE.:(MARILYN 38 YRS OLD FEMALE BLACK
Fri, 21 Dec 2018
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Hello,

Zoladex is a manmade version of a natural hormone that controls how your ovaries work. Its general name is goserelin. It is usually given for between 2 and 5 years. If you have secondary breast cancer, you will be given Zoladex for as long as it keeps cancer under control.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Prabhash Verma,
General & Family Physician
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Suggest Dosage Interval For Zoladex Pills In Cancer Patients

Hello, Zoladex is a manmade version of a natural hormone that controls how your ovaries work. Its general name is goserelin. It is usually given for between 2 and 5 years. If you have secondary breast cancer, you will be given Zoladex for as long as it keeps cancer under control. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Prabhash Verma, General & Family Physician