Uterine Cancer Treatments: Hormone Therapy
Hormone therapy is the use of drugs, such as progesterone, that prevent cancer cells from getting or using the hormones they may need to grow. Hormone treatment is a systemic therapy. The drugs, which are usually taken by mouth, enter the bloodstream, travel through the body, and control cancer cells outside the uterus. Women who are unable to have surgery are sometimes treated with hormone therapy. Also, this form of treatment is often recommended for women who have metastatic or recurrent endometrial cancer.
These are some questions a woman may want to ask the doctor before having hormone therapy:
- Why do I need this treatment?
- What hormones will I be taking? What will they do?
- Will I have side effects? What can I do about them?
- How long will I be on this treatment?
Reprinted from the National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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