Tamoxifen Definition

tə-mŏksə-fĕn
noun
A synthetic hormone, C32H37NO10, used as an estrogen-blocking drug to inhibit the growth of certain types of tumors, esp. in cases of advanced breast cancer.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • estrogen antagonist

Origin of Tamoxifen

  • t(rans)– am(ino)– alteration of oxy– alteration of phen(ol)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tamoxifen Sentence Examples

  • In most women the benefits of taking tamoxifen outweigh the risks.

  • The main finding was a 49% reduction in the incidence of breast cancer among the participants who were randomly assigned to receive tamoxifen.

  • The risk is small compared to the benefits of using tamoxifen to treat breast cancer.

  • Review This review sought information on all trials in early breast cancer begun before 1990 comparing adjuvant tamoxifen versus no such treatment.

  • Tamoxifen A randomized controlled trial has shown that tamoxifen A randomized controlled trial has shown that tamoxifen reduces the risk of developing breast cancer in women at increased risk for the disease.

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