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Tamoxifen is a drug that has been used for the treatment of breast cancer for over 30 years<ref name="null">National Cancer Institute - What is Tamoxifen?, http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/tamoxifen, Reviewed: 03/17/2008</ref>. | Tamoxifen is a drug that has been used for the treatment of breast cancer for over 30 years <ref name="null">National Cancer Institute - What is Tamoxifen?, http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/tamoxifen, Reviewed: 03/17/2008</ref>. | ||
It is used to treat patients with early-stage breast cancer and [[Metastatic|metastatic]] breast cancer<ref name="null">National Cancer Institute - What is Tamoxifen?, http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/tamoxifen, Reviewed: 03/17/2008</ref>. | It is used to treat patients with early-stage breast cancer and [[Metastatic|metastatic]] breast cancer <ref name="null">National Cancer Institute - What is Tamoxifen?, http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/tamoxifen, Reviewed: 03/17/2008</ref>. | ||
It works by interfering with estrogen activity on breast cancer cells by acting on the estrogen receptor cells<ref name=" | It works by interfering with [[Estrogen|estrogen]] activity on breast cancer cells by acting on the estrogen receptor cells <ref name="null">National Cancer Institute - How does tamoxifen work?, http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/tamoxifen, Reviewed: 03/17/2008</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 16:23, 21 November 2010
Tamoxifen is a drug that has been used for the treatment of breast cancer for over 30 years [1].
It is used to treat patients with early-stage breast cancer and metastatic breast cancer [1].
It works by interfering with estrogen activity on breast cancer cells by acting on the estrogen receptor cells [1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 National Cancer Institute - What is Tamoxifen?, http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/tamoxifen, Reviewed: 03/17/2008 Cite error: Invalid
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