News Tagged ‘tamoxifen

Tamoxifen with antidepressants may raise risk of breast cancer recurrence

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to issue a warming to doctors about an increased risk of the recurrence of with patients taking both the drug tamoxifen and select antidepressants, according to a study released last week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting.

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Hot flashes, sweats from anti-cancer drugs may be good sign

Women who take drugs Arimidex or generic tamoxifen and suffer with menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats or painful joints may be less likely to have a reoccurrence of their cancer tumors, according to Reuters.

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