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tricia keegan · 01-22-2012, 01:23 PM

Raloxifen is a drug for osteoporosis but trials show it gives some protection against bc but think its only for people who never had bc, however it may give you some protection.
There's also Afinitor currently undergoing trials and looking good but is expensive and most insurance companies wont cover until other hormonals have failed!

01-22-2012, 01:23 PM	#14
tricia keegan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,463	Re: HELP! Cannot tolerate Hormonal Therapy...ADVICE appreciated! Raloxifen is a drug for osteoporosis but trials show it gives some protection against bc but think its only for people who never had bc, however it may give you some protection. There's also Afinitor currently undergoing trials and looking good but is expensive and most insurance companies wont cover until other hormonals have failed! __________________ Tricia Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06 Currently taking Arimidex.. June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density. Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc. 2014 Normal Dexa scan 2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!