Tumorigenic Effects of Tamoxifen on the Female Genital Tract

• मुख्य लेखकों: Kaei Nasu M.D., Ph.D (लेखक), Noriyuki Takai (लेखक), Masakazu Nishida (लेखक), Hisashi Narahara (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: SAGE Publishing, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Tamoxifen is widely used for endocrine treatment and breast cancer prevention. It acts as both an estrogen antagonist in breast tissue and an estrogen agonist in the female lower genital tract. Tamoxifen causes severe gynecologic side effects, such as endometrial cancer. This review focuses on the e...