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Changes in body weight have been studied in 92 consecutive patients with primary breast cancer from the time of initial diagnosis and treatment. Sixty patients receiving tamoxifen were compared with 32 controls receiving no hormone treatment. Weight gain was seen in both groups, but was greater in the group receiving tamoxifen. Premenopausal women receiving tamoxifen had greater weight gain than postmenopausal women on tamoxifen therapy.
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Hoskin, P.J., Ashley, S. & Yarnold, J.R. Weight gain after primary surgery for breast cancer - effect of tamoxifen. Breast Cancer Res Tr 22, 129–132 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01833342
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01833342