I read that Tamoxifen can be used in people in the advanced stages of breast cancer. Will it still be helpful at all if the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes?
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Yes. Tamoxifen affects the entire body, not just the breasts. If the patient is receiving tamoxifen, that usually indicates that the cancer was "estrogen-receptor" and possibly "progesterone-receptor" positive. That means that it has a hormonal component and tamoxifen treats the hormone(s), wherever the cancer tissue might multiply, which would also be tumor present in the lymph nodes. Tamoxifen is the drug of choice for premenopausal women with varying stages of breast cancer
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