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Senorina · 11-02-2007, 01:49 PM

I was also told to go on Tamoxifen. After a couple of months of research, I decided not to. There were too many negative side effects, not to mention that I could also end up dealing with another cancer and not having children.

I looked into what was the overall purpose of Tamoxifen and found it is meant to bind estrogen. And that it will not prevent non-Entrogen+ breast cancer. I also found that Flax Seed Oil (Lignans) does the same thing naturally. I spent another couple of months researching flax seed oil and decided to go that route. I told my doctor I would rather take Flax Seed Oil for 10 years instead of Tamoxifen for 5. I use Barlean's.

11-02-2007, 01:49 PM	#6
Senorina Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 14	Tamoxifen / Flax Seed Oil I was also told to go on Tamoxifen. After a couple of months of research, I decided not to. There were too many negative side effects, not to mention that I could also end up dealing with another cancer and not having children. I looked into what was the overall purpose of Tamoxifen and found it is meant to bind estrogen. And that it will not prevent non-Entrogen+ breast cancer. I also found that Flax Seed Oil (Lignans) does the same thing naturally. I spent another couple of months researching flax seed oil and decided to go that route. I told my doctor I would rather take Flax Seed Oil for 10 years instead of Tamoxifen for 5. I use Barlean's.