Metro Atlantaâs population rose to more than 5.7 million residents last year, and the number of people living in Fulton County crossed the 1 million milestone, according to newly released U.S. Census estimates. The Atlanta area remained the ninth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country.
Femara (letrozole) is a non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor (lowers estrogen production) used to treat breast cancer in postmenopausal women. It is often given to women who have been taking tamoxifen (Nolvadex, Soltamox) for 5 years.
However, overall survival was the same whether a woman took the aromatase inhibitor for 5 years or 10 years [164]. And, women who took letrozole for 10 years continued to have side effects from the drug, including a higher number of bone fractures and a higher rate of osteoporosis [164].