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That is very interesting. I am truly clueless as to whether I am on the drug or the placebo.
So you were eventually told? Also, you were given the option to take the drug when the study was over?
And wow- you have battled both breast cancer and now HCM?!?
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Yes, when the 5 year study was over, we were told. I was on it. The placebo people were given a choice - take Tamoxifen for 5 years or take part in a new study comparing Tamoxifen and another effective drug to see which was better. No, I did not have breast cancer, the study was to find out if it prevented breast cancer. One of the qualifications to take part was having a close relative diagnosed with it, it was my mother who eventually died from it. I was glad to be able to contribute to the body of knowledge in the mid 1990's. Mom's side is cancer, Dad's side is hearts.