Hormone therapy Flashcards
1
Q
Which tumours respond to hormone therapy
A
breast cancer
prostate cancer
endometrial tumors
2
Q
how does oestrogen influence breast cancers
A
can stimulate the growth as the oestrogen exerts itself by binding to a receptor within the cell nucleus called an oestrogen receptor
3
Q
What is Tamoxifen (Novladex)
A
an anti-oestrogen
used in promenopausal women
4
Q
what do anti-oestrogens do
A
they bind to oestrogen receptor site on cancer cells thus blocking oestrogen from entering cancer cells, interfering cell growth
