Correction of a scientific error in lippincott illustrated reviews pharmacology (anticancer drugs, p 605, Mechanism of action of tamoxifen)

Tamoxifen is one of the selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM) with tissue-precise activities for the treatment and prevention of estrogen receptor high-quality breast cancer. Tamoxifen acts as an anti-estrogen (inhibiting agent) in the mammary tissue, however as an estrogen (stimulating agent) in ldl cholesterol metabolism, bone density, and cell proliferation within the endometrium.