Hormonal therapy for breast cancer. An update

Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 1999 Apr;13(2):435-55, vii. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8588(05)70064-2.

Abstract

The use of endocrine manipulation for the treatment of breast cancer has been available for 100 years, but in recent years the number of therapeutic options available to patients has increased dramatically. This article considers new developments in the use of hormonal agents for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aromatase Inhibitors
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Breast Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Endocrine System / metabolism*
  • Endocrine System / physiopathology
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Estrogen Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / agonists
  • Humans
  • Progestins / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Aromatase Inhibitors
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Estrogen Antagonists
  • Progestins
  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone