Tamoxifen - 8-10 years?

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hi everyone
it has been a loooooooong time since I logged on, almost forgot my password! I guess this is a good thing since it means I don't think about BC much these days
this question is certainly very timely.
I have been on Tamoxifen 7.5 years - at 7 years my ONC told me that studies were showing that 7-8 years were as good as 10. She said let's discuss it at your next appointment. Last week she told me that I could stop at 8 years which is Feb 2020. The reasons she gave me is that I was node negative and that most her2 recurrences happen in the first 2-3 years after treatment. Also I don't have breasts and much of the risk at this point is a new BC. I am also now firmly in menopause which I wasn't when diagnosed. I've done a lot of treatment as well. Chemo 6 rounds, Rads, Double msx, Herceptin for a year, zoladex injections for 3-4 years and tamoxifen for 7.5 years.
I think I am comfortable with stopping at 8 (I say I think because I may change my mind when it comes down to it!)