Hormone Therapy For The Treatment Of Breast Cancer

Hormone therapy used in the treatment of breast cancer to slow the growth of tumor cells that are sensitive to hormones.

Globe Medicine - Estrogen and progesterone hormone can stimulate cell growth turned out to be breast cancer. Not only that, both of these hormones can even help tumor cells grow and spread. As a result, the tumour can also form in other parts of the body. The majority of breast cancer sufferers have estrogen receptor positive cancer cells, referred to as ER-positive (estrogen receptor-positive). While sufferers of breast cancer in which the cells of the kankernya responding against the hormone progesterone is referred to as positive PR (progesterone receptor-positive). In some cases, a breast cancer survivor can have both of these receptors.

When someone is diagnosed with breast cancer, the doctor will do tests to find outthe causes of the incidence of the cancer cells. If from the hormones, the doctor will likely recommend hormone therapy as one of the treatment solution. Hormone therapy or also known as endocrine therapy, able to block, impede, or removes hormones cause breast cancer.

There are at least two types of hormone therapy which is commonly used in the treatment of breast cancer, namely:

1. drugs that make the hormones estrogen and progesterone to stop helping the growth of breast cancer cells, and
2. medication or surgery to stop the ovaries produce hormones.

And drugs are:

Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs)

SERMs is a treatment to prevent breast cancer cells absorb estrogen. SERMs medications most commonly used include:

• Tamoxifen, works by stopping the hormone estrogen that binds cells. Its purpose, so that the cancer does not grow and divide. According to the study, taking tamoxifen for 5 to 10 years of age can prolong life. Breast cancer is also likely will not relapseagain.
• Toremifene, recommended for patients already taking Tamoxifen, however the results are not satisfactory. This type of drug is only approved to treat breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
• Fulvestrant, usually used to treat advanced breast cancer.

Aromatase Pis (Als)

This medication is used to prevent the fatty tissues in producing estrogen but not prevent the production of estrogen from the ovaries. AIS only effective applied to women with postmenopausal breast cancer staging anything. According to the study, Ice combined with ovarian suppression therapy is more effective than Tamoxifen to prevent a recurrence of the cancer, so this medicine is now considered standard therapy.

Ovarian Ablation

This type of hormone therapy may be an option for women who have not experienced menopause. Ovarian ablation done by lift or shut down the ovaries. Purpose is to make estrogen production stops. Unfortunately, once the hormone estrogen in the body isn't there it means patients will be entering menopause.

Just like other treatments, hormone therapy also have side effects that may be experienced by patients such as vaginal discharge, vaginal irritation or dry, warm face, nausea, fatigue, pain in muscles and joints, and impotence in men.

If you want to use hormone therapy to treat breast cancer suffered, this therapy is noteworthy not necessarily suitable for all people. Hormone therapy is only applicable to treat breast cancer that is caused by the type of cancer cells that have receptorspositively against hormones.