Women taking anti-cancer drug tamoxifen may have their disease come back if they use with it certain antidepressants, according to a new research.
Tumors were more than twice as likely to return after two years in women taking the antidepressants while on the cancer drug, compared with those taking tamoxifen alone, said the study presented Saturday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Florida.
About 500,000 women in the United States take tamoxifen, which cuts in half the chances of a breast cancer recurrence. Many of them also take antidepressants for hot flashes, because hormone pills aren’t considered safe after breast cancer.
The research found that using drugs such as Prozac, Paxil or Zoloft can virtually wipe out the benefit tamoxifen provides.
Source:Xinhuanet
