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Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole
I completed all treatments for breast cancer but now I am supposed to take hormone blocker, named anastrozole. im concerned about the side effects. Has anyone here taken it and did anyone have hair loss?
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Lisman, are you having joint and bone pain with tamoxifen? I do not think that is one of the side effects. My biggest issue with Femura
Good question! And unfortunately I have to answer with ‘I don’t know’. I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my shoulders and knees about 10 years ago. But now, I don’t know if the worsening of joint pain is from further deterioration from arthritis, or if it’s from the cancer drugs. My shoulders and knees seem to be worse now than what they were last year when I was diagnosed with BC. I don’t know if my joints have worsened because I couldnt keep up with much exercise following surgery and radiation, or if it’s the cancer meds that are causing increased joint pain. But, yes, my joint pain has worsened over the past year since I was diagnosed. I’m back now to my regular yoga classes and that does seem to help, whatever the cause.
Have you or anyone had the MammaPrint test done? Google it if you have not. One of my friends recommended it to me. Francine
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I had a Mammaprint done. If you talk to your oncologist, he/she will tell you that, depending on the particular characteristics of your cancer, some of these tests are not going to work for you. In my case, the OncotypeDX was not viable, but the Mammaprint was.
Elizm, I had the oncotype (low score) which as I understand showed that chemo was not necessary. What did you learn from the Mammoprint?
Kathy, I had the oncotype and it was a low score which meant I did not need chemo. My understanding is that the Mammoprint is another test for reoccurence possibilities
@elizm what is the difference? Why would one be viable vs the other? I had oncotype and my number was 19 and found the RAD51C mutation. Thus oophorectomy / hysterectomy and 20 radiation treatments
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It's was the MammaPrint 70-Gene Risk of Recurrence which essentially told me that I was at high risk for recurrence within 10 years without chemo and hormonal therapy. As I recall, it's the report for those who are ER+. There's a secondary report which financially is separate -- BluePrint 80-Gene Molecular Subtype -- which my oncologist did not request.
Gwinter. Google does a better job than me explaining the difference