Tamoxifen has been a cornerstone in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer treatment for over 40 years, working by blocking ...

Tamoxifen has long been used in breast cancer, both in the adjuvant and preventive setting, but uptake and adherence are notoriously low, mainly because of adverse events. Using a much lower dose to ...

Tamoxifen remains an important adjuvant therapy to reduce the rate of breast cancer recurrence among patients with oestrogen-receptor-positive tumours. Cytochrome P-450 2D6 metabolises tamoxifen to ...

Tamoxifen treatment for premenopausal women with breast cancer is independently associated with an increased risk of endometrial cancer and other uterine diseases, according to findings from a large ...

Tamoxifen has been a cornerstone in treating hormone receptor–positive breast cancer for decades, working by blocking estrogen’s fuel to cancer cells. Many women and men take it for 5–10 years, with ...

The preventive effect of breast cancer drug ‘tamoxifen’ remains virtually constant for at least 20 years – with rates reduced by around 30 per cent – a new analysis reveals. During the study 7,154 pre ...

Tamoxifen is a common and important treatment to prevent breast cancer from recurring. A new study shows that variation in a patient's gut microbiome can impact how effective the treatment is. A new ...

findings shouldn't stop breast cancer patients from taking tamoxifen. "We don't think that it overall changes the risk-benefit equation, in that therapies thwart ER-positive breast cancer cells. "ER ...

In last week’s issue of People, former Victoria’s Secret model Jill Goodacre opens up about her five-year battle with breast cancer and the medication she’s been on to keep the disease at bay.

Indian researchers have identified a genetic reason for resistance to standard hormone therapies in HR+ type breast cancer, the most common form in India.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover cancer science, treatments and attitudes. The findings come with a few major caveats, though. With such long follow-up, ...

When Lisa Evans fought off breast cancer, she was rightly relieved. But the mom from Perth has been dealt another blow after a drug that helped her fight off the disease led to her developing another ...