Endocrine therapy
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Term | Endocrine therapy |
Short definition | Endocrine therapy (EN-doh-krin THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment that adds, blocks, or removes hormones. For certain medical conditions (e. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Endocrine therapy - (pronounced) (EN-doh-krin THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment that adds, blocks, or removes hormones. For certain medical conditions (e. g. diabetes or menopause), hormones are given to compensate for low hormone levels. Hormones can also cause certain cancers (such as prostate and breast cancer) to grow. To slow or stop the growth of cancer, synthetic hormones or other drugs may be given to block the body's natural hormones, or surgery may be done to remove the gland that produces a specific hormone. Also called hormone therapy, hormone therapy and hormone treatment
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