A 79-year-old woman has recently moved to a long-term care facility, and the nurse at the facility is conducting a medication reconciliation. The nurse notes that the woman has recently been taking tamoxifen (Nolvadex)
The nurse is justified in concluding that the woman has a history of what malignancy? A) Ovarian cancer
B) Breast cancer
C) Malignant melanoma
D) Cervical cancer
B
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Tamoxifen is an antiestrogen that has been widely used to prevent recurrence of breast cancer after surgical excision in women aged 40 and older and to treat metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor–positive disease.
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