title: Tamoxifen for breast cancer.
abstract: Breast cancer is one of the common cancers. Hormonal therapy along with surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and targeted therapy are vital modalities for the management of breast cancer. Tamoxifen has been the most widely used hormonal therapy for more than two decades. In this article we review the benefits, dose, duration and timing of Tamoxifen therapy in patients with breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, B P Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal. sabiamb@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karn
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poudel
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Bhandari
mesh_terms: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000187:drug effects; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D013629:Tamoxifen