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2. Hormonal therapy (oncology) - Wikipedia

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   The estrogen diethylstilbestrol (DES) is occasionally used to treat prostate cancer through suppression of testosterone production. It was previously used in the treatment of breast cancer, but has been replaced by more effective and less toxic agents. Estrace is an estrogen which was also formerly used for antiandrogen therapy of prostate ...

3. Hormone replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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   When HRT is taken for a year or less, there is no increased risk of breast cancer. HRT taken for more than 5 years comes with an increased risk but the risk reduces after the therapy is stopped. [65] [66] There is a non-statistically significant increased rate of breast cancer for hormone replacement therapy with synthetic progestogens. [6]

4. Endocrine therapy resistance in breast cancer - Wikipedia

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   Moreover, breast cancer risk is heightened following use of the combined oral contraceptive pill and combined hormone replacement therapy. [4] Armed with this evidence that endogenous and exogenous changes in estrogen and progesterone levels modulate the risk of breast cancer, it is apparent that hormones can play a key role in breast cancer.

5. How do hormonal IUDs affect breast cancer risk? - AOL

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   There has been concern about the impact of progestins on breast cancer risk, especially since we know that hormone replacement therapies during menopause can increase this risk. The hormone IUD is ...

6. Breast cancer management - Wikipedia

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   Staging breast cancer is the initial step to help physicians determine the most appropriate course of treatment. As of 2016, guidelines incorporated biologic factors, such as tumor grade, cellular proliferation rate, estrogen and progesterone receptor expression, human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) expression, and gene expression profiling into the staging system.

7. Breast cancer - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 December 2024. Cancer that originates in mammary glands Medical condition Breast cancer An illustration of breast cancer Specialty Oncology Symptoms A lump in a breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, fluid from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, a red scaly patch of skin on the ...