A 50-year-old patient is beginning therapy with tamoxifen (Nolvadex) for the treatment of breast cancer. The patient asks the nurse about other beneficial actions of this agent, the nurse should explain that tamoxifen reduces
a. bone mineral density.
b. high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.
c. low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
d. the risk of endometrial cancer.
ANS: C
A beneficial action of tamoxifen is that it reduces LDL cholesterol.
Tamoxifen does not reduce bone mineral density.
Tamoxifen does not reduce HDL cholesterol.
Tamoxifen increases, rather than reduces, the risk of endometrial cancer.
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