Men Treated With Tamoxifen Have Higher Risk of Blood Clots

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edited May 2019 in Male Breast Cancer

Men Treated With Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer Have Higher Risk of Blood Clots
February 13, 2019
Men diagnosed with hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer treated with tamoxifen had more than twice the risk of developing a blood clot compared to men with a similar diagnosis who were not treated with tamoxifen. Read more...

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  • Traveltext
    Traveltext Member Posts: 2,089
    edited February 2019

    Yes, I had a blood clot stroke a year ago after four years on tamoxifen. My cardiologist recommends stopping the drug, while my oncologist recommends staying on it. My call, but I’ve decided to go on statins, ramipril and clopidogrel, and sticking with the tamoxifen. Good luck to me.

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  • enteric
    enteric Member Posts: 3
    edited April 2019

    ​I have been on palbociclib​ and tamoxifen for male BCa stage 2. I developed superficial phlebitis after a long flight, despite taking daily baby
    ASA. On my next long flight, i took a prophylactic dose of xarelto prior
    to flights, and once again developed DVT!!. Since then, I have been on
    xarelto, and according to my oncologist will need to remain on palbociclib​ as
    long as I am on tamoxifen. So long flights+ tamoxifen= DVT!! , AS​A may not be sufficient prophylaxis. 

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  • Traveltext
    Traveltext Member Posts: 2,089
    edited April 2019

    I had a brain stem stroke 18 months ago that might have been a result of the Tamoxifen. Nobody will say for sure. Recovered fully. I don't seem to have any flying issues, thank goodness, and I do long (16-hour) flights. Wear compression stockings though.


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  • wallycat
    wallycat Member Posts: 3,227
    edited May 2019

    This fact is also true for women....not sure women are told this so at least they are sharing it with men.

    I took a baby aspirin while I was on it; check with doc first.

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