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Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 29, 2025 | Replies (85)Comment receiving replies
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I’m sorry to hear about your doctor. I am on my second medical oncologist for the same reason. Very dismissive, especially when I expressed concerns about the medication side effects. Letrozole and others in that class are called aromatase inhibitors and they cause bone loss. Tamoxifen is an estrogen receptor blocker and shouldn’t cause bone loss. That’s my understanding. I’m 57 and I tried one of the aromatase inhibitors and couldn’t take the side effects. I’m going to try Letrozole next. If AIs are not tolerable for me, I will try tamoxifen. For me, I will choose quality of life over quantity.
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I think Tamoxifen can cause bone loss in premenopausal women but protect bone in postmenopausal women. But it can increase the risk of uterine cancer. You probably need to be on surveillance for uterine cancer if you are taking it. Your oncologist is a jerk! I wonder why he chose to be a doctor. Hugs.