Hormone Therapy  for Breast  Cancer: What you should know!

Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer: What you should know!

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…

Tamoxifen Properties – what you absolutely need to know!

Tamoxifen Properties – what you absolutely need to know!

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…

BRCA Genes – Everybody has them, but only few develop cancer, why?
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BRCA Genes – Everybody has them, but only few develop cancer, why?

The BRCA genes are tumor suppressors that play an important role in DNA repair. When these genes are mutated (inherited from family), the risk of breast and ovarian cancer increases significantly. In this article, you will learn more about the basics, diagnosis, and therapy options when BRCA genes are mutated. What are BRCA Genes? BRCA…

Therapy of Mamma Carcinomas – Especially BRCA-Tumors

Therapy of Mamma Carcinomas – Especially BRCA-Tumors

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…

Chemo-Therapies for Breast Cancer

Chemo-Therapies for Breast Cancer

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,…