New Frontiers in Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer

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Hormone therapy is a standard treatment for both early-stage and metastatic breast cancer. New studies show that extending the duration of treatment in post-menopausal women beyond the standard five years may reduce cancer recurrence and improve survival.

In this video, Dr. Hope Rugo discusses a promising new class of hormone treatments—Aromatase inhibitors—and how they may benefit patients when used either alone or in combination with the widely used breast cancer drug Tamoxifen.

Interviewee:

Hope S. Rugo, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine; Director, Breast Oncology Clinical Trials Program, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Tags:

• breast cancer
• hormone therapy
• Aromatase inhibitors

[MrSymposier]

I really think that hormones are very helpful not only in breast cancer but also healing the body from certain conditions, the thing is that I also heard that hormones can lead to cancer. Hopefully the probability of using this treatment is higher for good benefits. There is more information on gene therapy at Symposier site for physicians interested in this and other medical topics.