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Uterine Sarcoma after Tamoxifen Therapy for Breast Cancer
Mat Samuji, M S O’Sullivan, R Shireen, R
Mat Samuji, M S
O’Sullivan, R
Shireen, R
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2013-09
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Tamoxifen has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of tumour recurrence in women with receptor positive breast cancer and has been used for chemoprevention in women with both non-invasive cancer and those with a high risk of developing breast cancer. An established and accepted risk with this treatment is the increased incidence of adenocarcinoma of the endometrium. Less well recognised is uterine sarcoma, a rare and aggressive tumour accounting for under five percent of uterine malignancies, with five year survival rates in the order of 50%.
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