Hello AoifeC and a warm welcome to Cancer Chat! 

First of all well done for finishing your 19 radiotherapy sessions. I can understand why you would hesitate taking Tamoxifen at such a young age especially as you are planning to have children in the future. I think it is important to try and weigh the pros and cons and perhaps to talk to your specialist or medical team about this important decision. They will be best placed to tell you whether taking Tamoxifen has any impact on fertility (or not) and what happens too if you get pregnant, whether you can temporarily stop the treatment. So before you come to a decision on this, try and talk to an expert who is very knowledgeable about Tamoxifen and ask them all these important questions.

I hope that you will also hear from the experience of other ladies of childbearing age who have found themselves in a similar situation and faced the same difficult decision. Don't hesitate too to give our cancer nurses a call on this free number 0808 800 4040 - their line is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. 

I hope that you find the perfect solution and manage to get expert advice on this.

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hello AoifeC and a warm welcome to Cancer Chat! 

First of all well done for finishing your 19 radiotherapy sessions. I can understand why you would hesitate taking Tamoxifen at such a young age especially as you are planning to have children in the future. I think it is important to try and weigh the pros and cons and perhaps to talk to your specialist or medical team about this important decision. They will be best placed to tell you whether taking Tamoxifen has any impact on fertility (or not) and what happens too if you get pregnant, whether you can temporarily stop the treatment. So before you come to a decision on this, try and talk to an expert who is very knowledgeable about Tamoxifen and ask them all these important questions.

I hope that you will also hear from the experience of other ladies of childbearing age who have found themselves in a similar situation and faced the same difficult decision. Don't hesitate too to give our cancer nurses a call on this free number 0808 800 4040 - their line is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. 

I hope that you find the perfect solution and manage to get expert advice on this.

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator