Hormone drugs for breast cancer

Hormone therapy for breast cancer Around % of breast cancers are sensitive to the hormones oestrogen (ER) or progesterone (PR). This means that these

Overview. Hormone therapy for breast cancer is a treatment for breast cancers that are sensitive to hormones. Some forms of hormone therapy for breast cancer work by blocking hormones from attaching to receptors on cancer cells.

Androgen is a male hormone and is used to treat breast cancer. Fluoxymesterone (Halotestin) is an androgen drug. Estrogen is a female hormone and may be used to treat metastatic prostate cancer and metastatic breast cancer. Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is an estrogen drug. Progestin is a female hormone. It is used to treat breast cancer and

Depending on the type of breast cancer, different types of drug treatment might be used, including: Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer; Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer;

Hormone therapy for breast cancer is only used to treat cancers that are hormone sensitive. Hormone-sensitive breast cancers are fueled by the natural hormones estrogen or progesterone. A breast cancer that's sensitive to estrogen is called estrogen receptor positive, also called ER positive.

Hormone therapy for breast cancer is only used to treat cancers that are hormone sensitive. Hormone-sensitive breast cancers are fueled by the natural hormones estrogen or progesterone. A breast cancer that's sensitive to estrogen is called estrogen receptor positive, also called ER positive.

This class of drugs works on breast cancers with hormone receptors. Female hormones estrogen and progesterone stimulate growth of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer cells. Hormone therapy works to lower hormone levels or block the hormone receptor on the cancer cell. Aromatase inhibitors are a type of hormone therapy for breast cancer

Hormone therapy for breast cancer is only used to treat cancers that are hormone sensitive. Hormone-sensitive breast cancers are fueled by the natural hormones estrogen or progesterone. A breast cancer that's sensitive to estrogen is called estrogen receptor positive, also called ER positive.

Tamoxifen (Nolvadex or Soltamox ) is a drug that treats hormone receptor-positive (hormone-positive) breast cancer. (Hormone-positive breast cancer is a type of cancer that needs estrogen and/or progesterone to grow.)