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Is Kissing Safe While On Examestane Treatment For Breast Cancer?

I am a 47 year old patient (woman) that has had breast cancer for 12 years. The 1st Year (end of 2001) I had a Lumpectomy on my Right Breast & my Lymph Nodes were Clear. I went thru 4 treatments of Chemo (Adramyacin & Cyclophosphomide..sorry if spellings are incorrect)... followed up with about 33 treatments of Radiation on Right breast. Was on Tamoxifin for 2 to 3 years & was still O.K...NO Reoccurence, so I stopped Tamoxifin in 2005. In 2007 Oct. Breast Cancer spread to my Back & Hip Area Bones. In Nov 2007 I had 15 treatments Of Radiation on Bones greatly helped & also had (& still have) Zoladex Shots (since end of 2007) to Shut Down my Ovaries & Put me into Early Menapause. I also started at end of 2007 on Femara and was fortunate to get 5 years out of that drug before Cancer seemed to progress some. Then, in Jan of 2013 I was put on another drug to Replace Femara which was Fasadex or Fasloadex ( not pills but to shots that hemotology dept administered in each butt cheek). My Oncologist switched me over now to EXAMESTANE (25mg) because I was able to get only 1.5 years cancer suppression out of last ESTROGEN BLOCKING drug (Fasodex.) MY CONCERN IS MY PARTNERS EXPOSURE TO ME WHILE TAKING A NEW DRUG I AM STARTING, EXAMESTANE.. It says to avoid cross contamination until after 48 hours and EXAMESTANE is taken every 24 hours (of course). My questions ARE: How safe would it be to be in a hot tub or just kiss my partner after 24 hours BEFORE I TAKE MY NEXT DOSE... HOW MUCH IS HE AT RISK ? ( I dont want to have to skip a dose to have the 48 hour window for exposure to be O.K.) AND ALSO : WHY ARE THESE WARNINGS ON EXAMESTANE & not on FEMARA & FASADEX ?.. which I took as well in the past. Aren t THESE Estrogen Suppressing or Blocking Drugs very SIMILIAR? and LASTLY , What Could Occur from Cross Contamination to another person ... what Concerns should they have ? Michelle ..Cleveland OH
Fri, 18 Sep 2015
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hello dear. BE rest assured. YOu can enjoy good sexual life and exemestane is not going to interfere in it. Your partner is not at any risk. These drugs are similar but have slightly different mechanism of action. There is no risk of cross contamination.
Hope that solves your quiries.
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Is Kissing Safe While On Examestane Treatment For Breast Cancer?

hello dear. BE rest assured. YOu can enjoy good sexual life and exemestane is not going to interfere in it. Your partner is not at any risk. These drugs are similar but have slightly different mechanism of action. There is no risk of cross contamination. Hope that solves your quiries.