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A nonsteroidal estrogen antagonist used in the treatment of advanced breast cancer in women whose tumors are estrogen-dependent and also used prophylactically by some women at risk for breast cancer.

[t(rans)- + am(ino)- + alteration of oxy- + alteration of phen(ol).]

tamoxifen [təˈmɒksɪfɛn]

(Medicine / Pathology) a drug that antagonizes the action of oestrogen and is used to treat breast cancer and some types of infertility in women

[altered from t(rans-) + am(ine) + oxy-² + phen(ol)]

tamoxifen (t

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An estrogen antagonist drug used to treat advanced breast cancer in women whose tumors are estrogen-dependent and to prevent breast cancer in some women who are at high risk.

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tamoxifen - an antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer

estrogen antagonist

antagonist - a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug

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