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saleboat · 12-14-2005, 12:23 PM

My Onc has me on Tamox, given that I am pre-menopausal. I tolerate the drug very well, knock wood. My tumor was 95% ER+ and 90% PR+. For some reason, I think that the efficiacy of Tamox vs. Arimidex can differ based on whether or not your tumor was receptive to both ER and PR. But I am no expert on this subject. Given my age (35) I am not keen to shut down my ovaries in order to take Armidex, and my Onc has never proposed that as an option.

12-14-2005, 12:23 PM	#5
saleboat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 250	My Onc has me on Tamox, given that I am pre-menopausal. I tolerate the drug very well, knock wood. My tumor was 95% ER+ and 90% PR+. For some reason, I think that the efficiacy of Tamox vs. Arimidex can differ based on whether or not your tumor was receptive to both ER and PR. But I am no expert on this subject. Given my age (35) I am not keen to shut down my ovaries in order to take Armidex, and my Onc has never proposed that as an option.