There are risks in everything

I was concerned about the long-term effects of Tamoxifen. Tamoxifen is an anti-estrogen suppressor. It has its side effects, it has a weight gain, it causes your metabolism to go all the way out of whack, hot flashes. But, four years out, those are subsiding and they're tolerable. And I have had some problems with abnormal uterine bleeding, probably caused by the Tamoxifen, but I knew that when I started it. There is small incidence of occurrence of uterine cancer when you're on Tamoxifen, but there are risks in everything you do.





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