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Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 12, 2023 | Replies (1190)
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@lindalm

Thank-you so much for sharing that link Kathy! It shows I have a reoccurrence risk of 4%! If that calculator is accurate, then taking an AI for 5 years with a 50% risk reduction would be only a 2% difference. Not worth the risk in my view. I will include this in discussion with my new oncologist.

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lindalm | @lindalm | Oct 3, 2019

Ah, I just read the fine print and this tool is for use after a woman has taken an AI or Tamoxifen for 5 years. This calculator then helps the doctor decide if the woman should continue the drug or not. I'm disappointed that the studies supporting this tool did not include a control group of women who did not take the drugs.

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