Tamoxifen (medical condition): Tamoxifen is a drug used to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer but is also deemed to be carcinogenic to humans as it increases the risk of developing other cancers. The carcinogenicity of the substance may be influenced by the duration and level of exposure. Tamoxifen exposure is associated mainly with an increased risk of developing uterine cancer.
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Human carcinogen -Tamoxifen:
»Introduction: Human carcinogen -Tamoxifen
»Symptoms of Human carcinogen -Tamoxifen
Tamoxifen: A drug used to treat breast cancer, and to prevent it in women who are at a high risk of developing breast cancer. Tamoxifen blocks the effects of the hormone estrogen in the breast. It belongs to the family of drugs called antiestrogens.
Source: National Institute of Health
Tamoxifen: An antineoplastic nonsteroidal selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM). Tamoxifen competitively inhibits the binding of estradiol to estrogen receptors, thereby preventing the receptor from binding to the estrogen-response element on DNA. The result is a reduction in DNA synthesis and cellular response to estrogen. In addition, tamoxifen up-regulates the production of transforming growth factor B (TGFb), a factor that inhibits tumor cell growth, and down-regulates insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), a factor that stimulates breast cancer cell growth. (NCI04)
Source: Diseases Database
Tamoxifen: selective estrogen receptor modulator; it is agonist for bone tissue and cholesterol metabolism but antagonist in mammary and uterine tissues.
Source: CRISP
Tamoxifen: One of the SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS with tissue-specific activities. Tamoxifen acts as an anti-estrogen (inhibiting agent) in the mammary tissue, but as an estrogen (stimulating agent) in cholesterol metabolism, bone density, and cell proliferation in the ENDOMETRIUM.
Source: MeSH 2007
Because many drug names share similar spellings or sound almost identical when spoken, it is possible to mistake the name of a particular medication. Other drugs that are sometimes confused with Tamoxifen include:
Tamoxifen: Another name for Human carcinogen -Tamoxifen (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Human carcinogen -Tamoxifen
»Symptoms of Human carcinogen -Tamoxifen
Some of the symptoms of Tamoxifen incude:
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Source - MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - CRISP
Source: CRISP
The following list attempts to classify Tamoxifen into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: Diseases Database
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