Arimidex is a prescription medicine for
treatment of breast cancer. Arimidex treats breast
cancer by lowering estrogen levels. It is also called hormonal
treatment. It is recommended only for post menopausal women.
Arimidex is in a tablet form and taken once daily. Arimidex is a hormonal treatment. It is approved by FDA for treatment of
breast cancer.
Arimidex Tablets should be taken only
after your doctor's consultation. It will be more effective if taken
at the same time daily.
If for some reason you forget to take the medicine as
scheduled then take missed dose and follow next dose as earlier
scheduled. Arimidex is
effective even if it is taken at advanced stage. If you are hormone
receptor then Arimidex is suitable for you.
Arimidex is a hormonal treatment and
works effectively by lowering the estrogen level.
An
aromatase inhibitor is a drug that blocks aromatase, an enzyme needed to make
estrogen.
Arimidex is the only
aromatase inhibitor approved for initial adjuvant treatment in postmenopausal
women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer.
Arimidex effectively blocks conversion
of aromatizable steroids to estrogen. Arimidex is an
effective anti estrogen drug that hassles the breast cancer growth
by blocking the hormone estrogen. Arimidex inhibits the enzyme aromatase
in the adrenal glands that produces the estrogens.
Arimidex is a hormone therapy for
preventing growth and recurrence of breast cancer. Arimidex is helpful if the
hormone is probably
helping the cancer cells to grow.If hormone is not responsible
for growing the cancer cells then other cancer treatment are given.
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