Download ACS 2013 health insurance [PDF - <1.0 MB] 1  Percent insured with private health insurance: 64.5 percent. This was not statistically different from 65.2 percent in 2010. 2  Uninsured: 18.7 percent. This was down from 19.9 percent in 2010.
This medication is used to treat certain types of breast cancer (such as hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer) in women after menopause. Letrozole is also used to help prevent the cancer from returning. Some breast cancers are made to grow faster by a natural hormone called estrogen. Letrozole decreases the amount of estrogen the body makes and helps to slow or reverse the growth of these breast cancers.
Letrozole is a type of hormone therapy drug used to treat breast cancer in women who have had their menopause. It is also called Femara. Tell your doctor or nurse if you have any side effects so they can help you manage them. Your nurse will give you a contact number to ring if you have any questions or problems. If in doubt, call them. Common side effects. Each of these effects happens in more than 1 in 10 people (10%). You might have one or more of them.