Dear Joicy,
Thank you very much for that info. YOu are right on the ball, thanks.
God Bless
marty
Joicy Becker-Richards wrote:
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> There's been a lot of talk about Evista as a drug that may offer
> protection against breast cancer, supposedly without the side effect of
> Tamoxifen. I had heard some negative things about this drug, but did not
> want to pass them on until I verified them. When I saw my ob/gyn today
> (who I trust greatly; he is very supportive of alternative therapies and
> very thorough, and has been monitoring my tamoxifen side effects) I
> asked him about it.
>
> He said that Lilly has been marketing the drug heavily, and that the
> claims do not match the data. He said that Evista has not been proven to
> prevent breast cancer, and unlike tamoxifen, we don't know the long
> range effects. In addition, while Tamoxifen can cause polyps which may
> be cancerous, it tends to be a low-grade, easily treated cancer. Evista
> on the other hand has the potential to cause a high-grade, far more
> serious cancer, and has also been shown to cause adenocarcinoma of the
> colon. Another concern: if you take Evista now to protect against cancer
> (remembering that we're not sure it does), if you get breast cancer
> later, and need Tamoxifen as part of your treatment, it will no longer
> be effective (Evista permanently changes the receptors). The only other
> reason to use Evista is for the protection against osteoperosis, but
> there are better medications out there with fewer serious side effect.
>
> The bottom line: he feels that this drug should not be on the market,
> and can not think of any circumstance where it would be useful. He
> refuses to prescribe it. So...one dr.'s opinion, but something to think
> about.
>
> Love and prayers, Joicy
> --------------------------------------------
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