Hormone Therapy For Cancer... Hormone Therapy For Cancer
Treatment What is hormone therapy? Hormones are chemicals
produced by glands, such as the ovaries and testicles. Hormones
help some types of cancer cells to grow, such as breast cancer
and prostate cancer. In other cases, hormones can kill cancer
cells, make cancer cells grow more slowly, or stop them from
growing. Hormone therapy as a cancer treatment may involve
taking medications that interfere with the activity of the
hormone or stop the body's production of the hormone. Hormone
therapy may involve surgically removing a gland that is
producing the hormones. How does hormone therapy work? If you
have breast cancer, your doctor may recommend a hormone receptor
test of the tumor to help determine treatment options and help
learn more about the tumor. This test can help to predict
whether the cancer cells are sensitive to hormones. The hormone
receptor test measures the amount of certain proteins (called
hormone receptors) in cancer tissue. Hormones tha