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Tamoxifen Treatment and Risk of Endometrial Cancer: An Overview



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Fadila Kouhen, Fadoua Rais, Naoual Benhmidou, Mohammed Afif, Sanaa Elmajjaoui, Hanan Elkacemi, Tayeb Kebdani and Noureddine Benjaafar

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DOI:10.17265/2328-7136/2016.01.001

For several decades, tamoxifen has proven effective in reducing recurrence and mortality for early and metastatic breast cancer with positive estrogen receptors, and has been proven to be beneficial in preventing breast cancer in high-risk women. However, tamoxifen has been associated with an increased risk of endometrial cancer by its agonist effects on the endometrium in postmenopausal women. The purpose of this article, through an exhaustive summary of literature, is to provide a better understanding of this relationship and its impact on managed care on patients.

Tamoxifen, endometrial cancer, screening