Antidepressant interferes with breast-cancer drug
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 17:14
in Health & Medicine
Women taking the breast cancer drug tamoxifen should avoid taking the antidepressant Paxil because the antidepressant may cancel out the benefits of the cancer treatment, researchers say.
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