Bipolar Disorder and Cancer Treatment WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Bipolar Disorder and Cancer Treatment
Studies have shown that Tamoxifen, a drug originally created to treat breast cancer may also be an effective treatment for bipolar disorder.1 The drug targets a protein in the brain that becomes more active during the manic phase. In a study, more than sixty percent of people who were given this drug showed reduced bipolar symptoms within three weeks.2
Fast Facts:
- This drug raises the risk for endometrial cancer.2
- Tamoxifen is described as a protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor.3
- Further research still needs to be completed.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ About.com: Tamoxifen - Serendipity for Bipolar Disorder?
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 HealthCentral: Breast Cancer Drug Beats Bipolar Disorder
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 John Hopkins Medicine (via Yahoo Health): Could a Breast Cancer Treatment Help Bipolar Disorder?
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Cancer Treatment and Bipolar Disorder, Breast Cancer Treatment and Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Disorder and Breast Cancer Treatment, Tamoxifen for Bipolar Disorder
- Last update: May 21, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
