News tagged with hormone therapy

Study faults research linking hormone therapy to cancer

A landmark investigation which found that hormone treatment for the menopause boosts the risk of breast cancer is riddled with flaws, a new study published on Monday alleges.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cabazitaxel with radiation and hormone therapy may improve prostate cancer survival

Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center has started a Phase I clinical trial investigating the latest prostate cancer chemotherapy drug to extend survival, Cabazitaxel, in combination with radiation and hormone therapy. This first-of-its-kind ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Abiraterone: Indication of considerable added benefit in certain patients

Abiraterone (trade name: Zytiga) has been approved since September 2011 for men with metastatic prostate cancer that is no longer responsive to hormone therapy and progresses further during or after therapy with the cytostatic ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women should still be concerned about hormone replacement therapy, researchers say

McMaster University researchers have found consistent evidence that use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with breast cancer globally. This study comes at a time when more women are again asking for this ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Women advised to avoid ZEN bust-enhancing supplements because of possible cancer risk

Women who use bust-enhancing dietary supplements containing the mycoestrogen zearalenone (ZEN), a naturally occurring toxin that widely contaminates agricultural products, could be increasing their risk of breast cancer. ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hormone therapy making comeback; Doctors say risks can be minimized

A decade after millions of women went cold turkey on the hormone pills that controlled their hot flashes, mood swings and other menopausal symptoms, some doctors say the therapy is safe to try again.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Breast cancer type linked to paternal cancer

The risk of breast cancer is increased by genetic and lifestyle factors such as the inherited BRCA2 gene, age of having first child, or use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). New research published in BioMed Central's ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Combo hormone therapy has increased breast cancer risk over estrogen alone

The debate about using menopausal hormone therapies to relieve symptoms in post-menopausal women has been ongoing. Is the combination therapy of estrogen and progestin better or worse than just giving women estrogen alone? ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Male breast cancer patients stop taking tamoxifen early because of drug-related side effects

The largest study to investigate the tolerability of the breast cancer drug tamoxifen in male breast cancer patients has shown that men stop taking their prescribed therapy early because of problems with side effects caused ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tamoxifen resistance -- and how to defeat it

In the last three decades, thousands of women with breast cancer have taken the drug tamoxifen, only to discover that the therapy doesn't work, either because their tumors do not respond to the treatment at all, or because ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Radiation plus hormone therapy greatly improves survival

Men with locally advanced or high-risk prostate cancer who receive combined radiation and hormone therapy live longer and are less likely to die from their disease, shows clinical research led by radiation oncologists at ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breast tenderness linked to increased breast density

(Medical Xpress) -- Post-menopausal women who experience breast tenderness after starting combination hormone therapy have a higher risk of breast cancer than women who don't, a study by researchers with UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive ...

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created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Older women still suffer from hot flushes and night sweats years after the menopause, finds study

Women still have hot flushes and night sweats years after the menopause finds a new study published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breast tenderness in women getting combo hormone therapy associated with increase in breast density

Post-menopausal women who experience new onset breast tenderness after starting combination hormone therapy may have an increased risk of breast cancer compared to women who don't experience breast tenderness, a study by ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High testosterone levels and lower heart risks tied together

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reports that higher natural levels of testosterone in elderly men may reduce their risk of a heart attack or stroke.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Hormone therapy

Hormone therapy, or hormonal therapy is the use of hormones in medical treatment. Treatment with hormone antagonists may also referred to as hormonal therapy. Wikipedia has the following articles regarding this topic:

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