Effects of Tamoxifen on Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer

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Authors

Richard R. Love · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Richard B. Mazess · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Howard S. Barden · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Sol Epstein

Polly A. Newcomb · University of Wisconsin–Madison

V. Craig Jordan · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Paul P. Carbone · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Abstract

In postmenopausal women, treatment with tamoxifen is associated with preservation of the bone mineral density of the lumbar spine. Whether this favorable effect on bone mineral density is accompanied by a decrease in the risk of fractures remains to be determined.

Topics & Keywords

Bone health and osteoporosis research Bone health and treatments Estrogen and related hormone effects

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 326, Issue 13, pp. 852-856

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199203263261302

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