The information provided here is meant to give you a general
idea about each of the medications listed below. Only the most
general side effects are included, so ask your doctor if you
need to take any special precautions. Use each of these
medications as recommended by your doctor, or according to the
instructions provided. If you have further questions about usage
or side effects, contact your doctor. Hormones are chemical
messengers that regulate specific body functions. They are
produced by various glands in the body and enter the blood
stream, where they travel to other tissues and exert their
influence. Hormonal therapy is used in cancer treatment to
augment or interfere with the activity of certain hormones that
can influence the growth of tumors. Hormonal therapy is an
important adjunct for thyroid cancer. It is delivered in the
form of thyroid hormone pills. Hormonal therapy is used both to
treat the deficiency of thyroid hormone that occurs after the
thyroid gland is removed or destroyed and to prev