Relationship between tamoxifen and cataracts: a nationwide cohort study of women in South Korea.
Chang Ik YoonHye Sun LeeSoyoung JeonDooreh KimWoo Chan ParkPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2022)
Our study showed that adjuvant tamoxifen was not a risk factor for increased cataracts diagnosis and surgery in patients with DCIS. This finding provides a basis for physicians to reduce their ocular toxicity concerns regarding the risk of patients developing cataracts by tamoxifen treatment.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- estrogen receptor
- breast cancer cells
- positive breast cancer
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- minimally invasive
- ejection fraction
- early stage
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery bypass
- oxidative stress
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- metabolic syndrome
- acute coronary syndrome
- pregnancy outcomes
- skeletal muscle
- pregnant women
- replacement therapy
- combination therapy
- cervical cancer screening
- breast cancer risk