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Letrozole and checking estrogen levels

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Feb 10 11:03am | Replies (70)
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@californiazebra

@windyshores My question here is, if 20% of the standard dose is enough to make estradiol levels undetectable, why are we all taking the full dose? Higher dose means more side effects. I feel like I'm missing something here. Is there more to that? Is something different about the 20% vs. 100% dose outcome? Thanks for elaborating if you can.

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mandy75 | @mandy75 | Jul 4, 2023

Hi….I wondered the same thing about the full dose vs a smaller dose. I’ve looked up some studies that show taking Letrozole every other day is pretty much the same and helps reduce the toxicity of side effects. There are some women already doing this with the blessings of their oncos. The latest article was in Pubnet. Planning on asking to go that route.

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