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| 2/26/2006 | How common is it for women taking Tamoxifen (I'm 2.5 years into mine) to have liver function numbers rising (progressively getting higher with each blood workup, every 3 months)? Is there documentation with regards to Tamoxifen causing liver damage and/or cancer? My doctor is baffled. So am I, and I'd like to get to the bottom of this. Since chemo, I have developed diabetes, had my first cavity in a tooth, developed liver issues and kidney issues, as well as ongoing progressive pain in my right hip, and had a change in my cholesterol. I was as healthy as a horse before my cancer was detected. Alas... | ||
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| 2/26/2006 | there is some documentation of this. doesn't usually keep rising though. he may want to present your case to tumor board for discussion. | ||
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