Done with Tamoxifen (10 years): cancer returns?

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KP1970
KP1970 Member Posts: 192
edited March 2018 in Hormonal Therapy - Before, During, and After

What is to help prevent the estrogen from wreaking havoc again, once this drug is stopped?

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  • ksusan
    ksusan Member Posts: 4,505
    edited March 2018

    That you then go on an AI, or you are menopausal enough that you're producing much less estrogen.

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  • Katiejane777
    Katiejane777 Member Posts: 109
    edited March 2018

    My Med Onc has suggested I get my ovaries out. Or you could ask about ovary suppression if you are really worried. :)

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  • gb2115
    gb2115 Member Posts: 1,894
    edited March 2018

    I worry about this too. I have a family member that did tamoxifen for 5 years, an AI for 3 more then stopped. Her cancer came back stage 4---9 years after that. This haunts me because my cancer is pretty much the same, plus I had a positive node...

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  • bluepearl
    bluepearl Member Posts: 961
    edited March 2018

    Lose weight if you are overweight as fat stores excess estrogen. Exercise at least 30 minutes a day. Avoid alcohol (which is estrogenic). Eat a mediterranean diet if possible...lots of veggies and fruits. Don't smoke....anything....there is no real formulae to prevent a recurrence other than these...no supplements are a cancer cure or preventative either. The first one is critical though.

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  • ShetlandPony
    ShetlandPony Member Posts: 4,924
    edited March 2018

    Yes, exercise is huge. It can reduce the harmful estrogen. Also avoid estrogenic substances such as BPA from plastic food containers, and parabens in cosmetics. I think with grade 3 and positive nodes, it is reasonable to explore ovarian suppression or removal if you are still premenopausal, and aromatase inhibitors as well. Maybe get more than one opinion.

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