Experts tell you what is endocrine therapy for breast cancer

There are many methods for treating breast cancer, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine and endocrine therapy. Many people do not know what endocrine therapy for breast cancer is. Next, let the experts talk about what endocrine therapy for breast cancer is.

The breast itself is an endocrine organ, and the occurrence of breast cancer is related to endocrine dysfunction. Endocrine therapy for breast cancer is a method of endocrine therapy for breast cancer by removing the endocrine organ and using endocrine drugs.

Endocrine therapy for breast cancer has the following four characteristics: (1) The efficacy of endocrine therapy can be predicted by measuring the levels of ER and PR in tumor cells. (2) The effect is slow to show, and generally at least one month of observation is required. If the condition is relieved, the relief period can last for more than one year. (3) The acute and long-term toxicity of drugs in endocrine therapy is low. (4) As long as one of the many therapies such as endocrine therapy is effective, the possibility of effectiveness of other therapies is also very high.

Endocrine therapy for breast cancer is one of the important means of comprehensive treatment of breast cancer. It is mainly suitable for premenopausal patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, patients with advanced breast cancer who are not suitable for surgical or radiotherapy, and patients with rapidly developing inflammatory breast cancer, recurrent breast cancer or metastatic breast cancer, especially hormone receptor-positive patients, who should consider endocrine therapy.

The above content is what experts introduce to you about endocrine therapy for breast cancer. Patients should understand whether they are suitable for treatment. I hope the above content can help you. If you have other questions about endocrine therapy for breast cancer, please consult online experts, who will give you detailed answers.

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