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2. Hormonal therapy (oncology) - Wikipedia

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   Hormonal therapy is used for several types of cancers derived from hormonally responsive tissues, including the breast, prostate, endometrium, and adrenal cortex. Hormonal therapy may also be used in the treatment of paraneoplastic syndromes or to ameliorate certain cancer- and chemotherapy -associated symptoms, such as anorexia.

3. Aromatase inhibitor - Wikipedia

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   Aromatase inhibitors ( AIs) are a class of drugs used in the treatment of breast cancer in postmenopausal women and in men, [ 1][ 2] and gynecomastia in men. They may also be used off-label to reduce estrogen conversion when supplementing testosterone exogenously. They may also be used for chemoprevention in women at high risk for breast cancer.

4. Fulvestrant - Wikipedia

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   Fulvestrant, sold under the brand name Faslodex among others, is an antiestrogenic medication used to treat hormone receptor (HR)-positive metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women with disease progression as well as HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer in combination with abemaciclib or palbociclib in women with disease progression after endocrine therapy. [2]

5. Tamoxifen - Wikipedia

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   Tamoxifen is used for the treatment of both early and advanced estrogen receptor-positive (ER-positive or ER+) breast cancer in pre-and postmenopausal women. [23] Tamoxifen increases the risk of postmenopausal bleeding, endometrial polyps, hyperplasia, and endometrial cancer; using tamoxifen with an intrauterine system releasing levonorgestrel might increase vaginal bleeding after 1 to 2 years ...

6. Anastrozole - Wikipedia

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   Anastrozole, sold under the brand name Arimidex among others, is an antiestrogenic medication used in addition to other treatments for breast cancer. [6] [7] Specifically it is used for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. [7] It has also been used to prevent breast cancer in those at high risk. [7] It is taken by mouth. [7]

7. Estrogen deprivation therapy - Wikipedia

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   Estrogen deprivation therapy, also known as endocrine therapy, is a form of hormone therapy that is used in the treatment of breast cancer.Modalities include antiestrogens or estrogen blockers such as selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) like tamoxifen, selective estrogen receptor degraders like fulvestrant, and aromatase inhibitors like anastrozole and ovariectomy.