This is a very confusing study but oncologists are using this to extend hormonal therapy from five years to 10 years. I was looking forward to stopping Arimidex in October, but alas, this is not to be.
"But some experts noted that the women who took the drug an extra five years did not live longer on the whole than those in the control group. They said it was far from clear that the benefit of 10 years of an aromatase inhibitor outweighed the risk of side effects like bone loss and joint and muscle pain."
Seriously? This is a rubbish study but everyone is jumping on the bandwagon.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/06/health/extending-estrogen-suppressor-may-aid-breast-cancer-patients-study-says.html?_r=0
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/06/05/extending-hormone-therapy-reduces-risk-of-breast-cancer-recurrence/
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