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Has anyone had breast cancer with negative mamograms and no lesions?
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@maymore :
Hi! Maymore:
Thanks for sharing such useful information regarding the effects of the medication, Raloxifene (Evista)!
I am wondering whether we may ask our medical oncologists to prescribe Raloxifene instead of any AIs? As I understand it, Raloxifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), used to prevent and treat osteoporosis and reduce invasive breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women, and it also strengthens bones and blocks estrogen in breast tissue. This brings me some new hope, for I've been struggling with severe spinal issues lately. Has anybody tried this medication instead of any AIs? If you have, could you please share your personal experiences after taking it?
Thank you for your comments and better journey ahead, my comrades in fighting the disease of cancer!
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@lifetraveler — I’ve been taking it for 6 months now with no side effects. Everything else I took caused terrible side effects, including baby tamoxifen, which is the low dose. I found out about raloxifene from my endocrinologist, who prescribed it, and I then told my oncologist that I was going to take this instead of tamoxifen. All she could say was that’s better than nothing. When I told my endocrinologist, he was taken aback and said he wondered why more oncologists aren’t prescribing it because the science shows it works the same or better than tamoxifen with fewer side effects.