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News · 12-28-2012, 12:20 PM

Breast cancer patients with a certain genetic liver enzyme alteration do not respond well to the hormone therapy tamoxifen as they have difficulty metabolizing the drug, leading to an increased risk of death and recurrence...

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12-28-2012, 12:20 PM	#1
News Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 18,959	Inability To Metabolize Tamoxifen Changes Breast Cancer Outcomes Breast cancer patients with a certain genetic liver enzyme alteration do not respond well to the hormone therapy tamoxifen as they have difficulty metabolizing the drug, leading to an increased risk of death and recurrence... More...