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MBBS, M.S. General Surgery, M.R.C.S. Eng...read more

Oncologist•Mumbai
I would like to know what hormonal therapy she is on. Diarrhea is seen with injectable fulvestrant, which is given as an monthly injection. It is not common with tamoxifen or Aromatase Inhibitors (letrozole, anastrazole or exemestane).
Also I presume that 12 value was of TSH, due to which she was declared as hypothyroid and on correction with thyroxine, it came down to 0.85
Try stopping the thyroxine tablets for a few days to see if the diarrhoea improves. There could be two reasons for ...more
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Chemotherapy has been the remedy for cancer since the late 90s. But in today s world the medical field has been improved so much that new methods have been invented. One of them is Hormonal therapy. It is used to cure some types of breast cancer that are affected by hormones. Receptor proteins in the breast cancer cells attach to estrogen and help the cells grow. This therapy stops the receptors attaching to estrogen in various ways.

When it is used?
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