Femara for Breast Cancer, Metastatic User Reviews

Rating: 7.0

Femara has an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 8 reviews for the treatment of breast cancer, metastatic. 63% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 25% reported a negative experience.

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Anonymous
May 9, 2012

"I've been taking Femara since the breast cancer was discovered in my lung - that has been 10 years this year. Two types of chemo failed to knock it out and as I was preparing for radiation, I started taking Femara. Within a month the tumor began to shrink and all that is left is scarring where it once was. I am so grateful to my doctor for recommending it to me. My other oncologist didn't even mention it. Needless to say I'm happy to be alive and enjoying life."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
July 14, 2009

"I have been using Femara for 8 months, and I have been having very few side effects. I get the hot flashes only once in a while now. I do have some joint pain, but that has been easy to tolerate. If that means I will have a longer life, only God knows that. There is always hope, just keep the faith and have no doubt in the medicine, doctors and mostly God."

9 / 10

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ram...
June 5, 2013

"Femara for 18 months, no side effects for first 6 months, then joint and muscle pain, physical fatigue, bone density loss. Will continue for as long as it works, at the moment looking clear, I want to live."

10 / 10

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Sti...
May 23, 2010

"After 7 years of several different medicines to try to stop the growth of the tumors, Femara is the only one which worked for me. My WBC is higher, the tumor has actually shrunk in the breast - but being realistic, it's not a cure-all, a patch for a longer life but eventually we all expire. I highly recommend this product for those who want longevity without losing your quality of life."

10 / 10

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Taken for 2 to 5 years
February 17, 2015

"Breast Cancer in 1999. Stage 1 distant recurrence lung tumor in 2012. Given Femara (letrozole). After two months, tumor shrunk. Almost 3 years now on letrozole. No side effects and no evidence of disease."

10 / 10

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MVR...
March 3, 2012

"After a year on Femara I am beginning to experience severe hair loss, bald patches on top of my head, and the hair is turning thin and brittle. Insomnia for the last 2 months, pain in my joints, I was diagnosed with Glaucoma and am very forgetful, i.e. find it difficult to concentrate. But, if Femara stops the recurrence of cancer, I'll keep taking it. If it just were not for the hair loss."

5 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 1 to 6 months
February 14, 2016

"I'll make this as brief as possible: This drug isn't putting a dent in ceasing tumor progression in me. Unfortunately, the intravenous chemo [Abraxane] I was on had plateaued and was no longer effective. I have no idea what I will be going on next."

1 / 10

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jki...
November 30, 2010

"Had to get off of this. I still work and could not get past the 'brain fog' and severe joint pain."

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