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Q&AS > TREATMENTS Q&AS > HORMONAL THERAPIES Q&AS > LONG TERMHormonal therapies and long term side effects Q&As
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1. My mother was treated for breast cancer last year. Since then she has been taking tamoxifen. Over the last few months she has become very depressed. Do you think this is due to the tamoxifen?
last reviewed: 01.06.2006
2. I am an African-Caribbean woman taking tamoxifen following treatment for an early breast cancer. A friend has told me she has read in the papers that tamoxifen causes strokes. This has worried me. Can you tell me more?
last reviewed: 08.06.2005
3. I've heard that people who have cancer have a higher risk than normal of getting blood clots. Is this true?
last reviewed: 20.06.2007
4. I have prostate cancer and am about to start taking hormone tablets called Casodex®. I have been told that this can cause men to grow breasts. Is there anything I can do to prevent this?
last reviewed: 08.06.2007
5. I have had breast cancer and have been taking tamoxifen for 2 years. Recently I've had vaginal bleeding after sexual intercourse. Is this normal or should I see my doctor?
last reviewed: 14.04.2004
7. I am 62 and taking tamoxifen following surgery for breast cancer. I have read that tamoxifen can cause cancer of the womb. Is this true?
last reviewed: 29.09.2006
8. I've been on tamoxifen for 5 years and my doctors say I can come off it now. Are there any side-effects to look out for when I stop the drug?
last reviewed: 14.04.2004
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