Real Pink

Episode 315: Making Tamoxifen Work for You


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Tamoxifen is a medication used to block estrogen, which is needed for some breast tumors to grow. Many survivors are prescribed tamoxifen to lower the risk of having a recurrence of breast cancer, usually after breast cancer surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Tamoxifen can also be used for breast cancer risk reduction in women who do not have breast cancer but who are at higher risk, which was the case with today’s guest. Twenty years after her mother passed away from breast cancer, Colleen Boraca learned she had two conditions that increase her chances of developing breast cancer. At the recommendation of her oncologist, she began her five-year, daily journey with Tamoxifen and is here today to share about her experience, what helped her get through struggles and how she was able to work with her doctor along the way to get the personalized care that was right for her.

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