A treatment that blocks the body’s natural hormones that help cancer grow, which is used when the cancer is growing in response to hormones. Also called hormone therapy.

A treatment that blocks the body’s natural hormones that help cancer grow. Also called hormone treatment.

A hormone that helps control the production of testosterone.

Proteins in a cell that bind to specific hormones.

Drug therapy that supplies the body with hormones that it no longer produces naturally.

A treatment that blocks the body’s natural hormones that help cancer grow. Also called hormone therapy or hormone treatment.

A hormone produced by the ovaries that prepares the lining of the uterus (endometrium) for pregnancy. Also used as a hormone treatment….

An anti-oestrogen hormone treatment….

Treatment given to cure the cancer, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy. This does not include long-term treatment such as hormone medication, which may be taken for several years to maintain remission.

The major male sex hormone produced by the testes. It promotes the development of male sex characteristics….