Hormone therapy is a treatment that slows or stops the growth of breast and prostate cancers that use hormones to grow. Learn about the types of hormone therapy and side effects that may …

Treating cancer with hormones is called hormone therapy, hormonal therapy, or endocrine therapy. Hormone therapy is mostly used to treat certain kinds of breast cancer and prostate …

Dec 6, 2022 · Hormone therapy is most often used to treat common menopausal symptoms, including hot flashes and vaginal discomfort. Hormone therapy has also been proved to …

Sep 11, 2024 · Hormones help certain types of breast, prostate, and some other cancers to grow. If you have one of them, your doctor may recommend hormone therapy to slow the cancer's …

Nov 22, 2022 · Hormone therapy for cancer blocks cancerous cells’ access to those hormones. If you have prostate cancer, advanced uterine cancer or a certain type of breast cancer, your …

Jul 12, 2022 · Hormone therapy is available via pills, injection or surgery that removes hormone-producing organs, namely the ovaries in women and the testicles in men. It’s typically …

Jul 12, 2022 · Hormone therapy (also called hormonal therapy, hormone treatment, or endocrine therapy) slows or stops the growth of hormone-sensitive tumors by blocking the body’s ability …

Jan 25, 2025 · Hormone therapy for breast cancer is a treatment for breast cancers that are sensitive to hormones. Some forms of hormone therapy for breast cancer work by blocking …

Jun 25, 2024 · Hormone therapy drugs slow or stop the growth of hormone receptor-positive breast cancers in a few ways: Some hormone therapies, such as tamoxifen, attach to the …

Hormonal therapy is sometimes used to destroy hormone-sensitive cancer cells that have spread (metastasized) to other parts of the body or those that have returned (recurrent cancer). …