Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and breast cancer mortality in women receiving tamoxifen: a population based cohort studyWomen with breast cancer who take the antidepressant paroxetine at the same time as tamoxifen are at an increased risk of death, concludes a study published on bmj.com Feb.

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Popular Antidepressant Blocks Beneficial Effects Of Tamoxifen In Breast Cancer (redOrbit)

Overexpression of low-molecular-weight (LMW-E) forms of the protein cyclin E renders the aromatase inhibitor letrozole ineffective among women with estrogen-receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers, researchers from The University of Texas M.

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Low Forms Of Cyclin E Reduce Breast Cancer Drug’s Effectiveness (Medical News Today)

Meg McArthur, from Breakthrough Breast Cancer, said: “It is encouraging to see that a patient’s experience of breast cancer treatment can be improved, with no apparent increase in side effects. Radiotherapy is important in reducing the chance of cancer coming back but women have told Breakthrough that attending many sessions can be both physically and emotionally draining. Anything that has the …

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Women with breast cancer who take the antidepressant paroxetine at the same time as tamoxifen are at an increased risk of death, concludes a study published on bmj.com today.

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Breast cancer patients taking antidepressant paroxetine at the same time as tamoxifen are at increased risk of death (News-Medical-Net)

Women taking the breast cancer drug tamoxifen should avoid taking the antidepressant Paxil because the antidepressant may cancel out the benefits of the cancer treatment, researchers say.

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