Endocrine therapy

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Endocrine therapy
TermEndocrine therapy
Short definitionEndocrine therapy (EN-doh-krin THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment that adds, blocks, or removes hormones. For certain medical conditions (e. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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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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