Tamoxifen Flashcards

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Action

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Hormone treatment
Some breast cancers need oestrogen to grow. They have receptors on their surface and oestrogen bids to the receptors to make the cancer grow. Tamoxifen blocks these receptors, stopping the cancer from growing.

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2
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Timeline

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Once a day

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3
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How to take

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Tablet (20mg) - any time of day but try to keep at same time

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4
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Length of tx

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5 or 10 years

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5
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Effects - time before

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-

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Tests

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Regular monitoring and check ups

May needs blood tests from time to time

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7
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Important side effects

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Hot flushes
Nausea and vomiting 
Headache 
Dizziness / lightneadedness 
Genital itching 
Menstrual changes
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Complications & contraindications

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Comlications - DVT, PE, allergic reaction, endometrial problems

Contraindications - DVT, irregular periods, pregnancy and breastfeeding, porphyria, HRT / OCP

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9
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Supplementary advice

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Don’t get pregnant

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