Hormone therapy for breast cancer, often called maintenance therapy, is an important treatment option for women with hormone-dependent breast cancer. It can inhibit or stop the growth of tumor cells that respond to estrogen or progesterone. Hormone therapy can be used as an adjunct to surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation to reduce the risk of relapse…
A breast cancer diagnosis is one of the most common cancer diagnosis in women. Every year, over 71,000 women in Germany are diagnosed with breast cancer. The diagnosis is a shock for every affected person and their relatives. But there is hope: breast cancer is now curable in many cases if it is detected and…
Tamoxifen properties derive from many properties, whether they are always good will be discussed in this article. It is a drug mainly used to treat breast cancer in women. It acts as a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), which either inhibits or promotes the effect of estrogen depending on the tissue. Tamoxifen was developed in…
A cancer disease of solid tumors (90-95% of all cancer diagnoses) often follow the same basic principles and are therefore surprisingly similar but yet on a molecular level it is a very individual ailment. Therefore, one should know some biological basics for a fundamental understanding to discuss with your doctor about treatment options. Cell death…
Therapy of mamma carcinomas – there are many and they can be quite complex. Many conditions play a role, such as the exact diagnosis, the age, the genetic predisposition, the general physical and mental condition, and yes, unfortunately sometimes also the financial possibilities. In this article we deal specifically with BRCA mutation-positive tumors, for hormone-associated…
New chemo-therapies are rarely available, in this article we want to look at the treatment options of new and “old”, better, established breast cancer therapies. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, every 8th (~70000/a in Germany) suffers from it. The treatment of breast cancer depends on various factors, such as the stage,…
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