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Letrozole (Femara)
by MRB
Femara is very similar to Arimidex and works in the same way. The hospital where I am treated seems to prescribe Femara rather than Arimidex, I have no idea why!
You may be given these tablets to help prevent recurrence of your cancer, or to control secondaries. When I was 56 I was diagnosed with bc after a routine mammogram - then 3 weeks later a scan showed bone mets. I took Femara for almost three years. There were no troublesome side effects, just mild hot flushes and a few joint aches - only twinges really, and even these stopped after a few months.
Unfortunately, Femara began to fail for me, and I am now on a different hormone therapy, but it did give me three good years of treatment.