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Is Anastrozole the right medicine for recurrent breast cancer?

I took 1mg of anistrozole(sp) for breast cancer - about 1-1/2 years. Breast cancer was found again in the same breast and area. If other breast cancer cell inhibitors have similar active ingredients, why should I take them since it didn t work the first time?

Fri, 22 Dec 2017

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Pathologist and Microbiologist, Dr. Vikram Yelugoti's Response

dear mam. kindly detail about the type of breast cancer and it's stage when the surgery was done. on the sections receptor status test called immunohistochemistry to be done like ER, PR, HER2neu, KI 67. now a days there are other markers come up in the market to predict the recurrence of breast cancer. kindly meet your oncologist for detail. based on this receptor status oncologist I'll prescribe you the medication. thank u

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Is Anastrozole the right medicine for recurrent breast cancer?

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