Toremifene citrate belongs to the general group of drugs known as anti-hormones. It is used to treat advanced breast cancer, and may be used with other medicines to treat other cancers.
Toremifene citrate blocks estrogen. The cancer cells which depend on estrogen to divide, stop growing and die.
Tamoxifen is a medicine that blocks the effects of the estrogen hormone in the body. It is used to treat breast cancer in women or men.
It may also be used to treat other kinds of cancer, as determined by your doctor. Tamoxifen also may be used to reduce the risk of
developing breast cancer in women who have a high risk of developing breast cancer.