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(EK-seh-MEH-stayn)
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advanced breast cancer and to prevent recurrent breast cancer in
postmenopausal women who have already been treated with tamoxifen. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Exemestane causes a decrease in the amount of estrogen made by the body. It is a type of aromatase inhibitor. Also called Aromasin. |
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