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Medicines to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

... For this reason, tamoxifen is sometimes called an anti-estrogen. ... Like
tamoxifen, it also acts as an anti-estrogen in breast tissue. ...

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/002585-pdf.pdf

Tamoxifen and raloxifene

... For this reason, tamoxifen is sometimes called an anti-estrogen. ... Like
tamoxifen, it also acts as an anti-estrogen in breast tissue. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/moreinformation/medicinestoreducebreastcancer/medicines-to-reduce-breast-cancer-risk-tamoxifen

Hormone therapy for breast cancer in men

... Although many of these may work in men as well, doctors have the most
experience with using anti-estrogen drugs, such as tamoxifen, in men. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancerinmen/detailedguide/breast-cancer-in-men-treating-hormone-therapy

Hormone therapy for ovarian cancer

... ovarian cancer. Tamoxifen acts as an anti-estrogen in many tissues in
the body, but as a weak estrogen in others. The goal ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/ovariancancer/detailedguide/ovarian-cancer-treating-hormone-therapy

What are the risks in taking these drugs?

... Because it is a selective estrogen response modifier (or SERM), it acts like
an anti-estrogen in some tissues, but acts like estrogen in others. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/moreinformation/medicinestoreducebreastcancer/medicines-to-reduce-breast-cancer-risk-risks

MediaRoom - Press Releases

... how to reverse the resistance to drugs targeting estrogen resistant cancers
and use combination therapies to prevent anti-estrogen resistance or ...

http://pressroom.cancer.org/index.php?s=43&item=300

Fulvestrant

... It is generally used when the cancer no longer responds to anti-estrogen
medicines like tamoxifen. How does this drug work? ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/guidetocancerdrugs/fulvestrant

乳癌詞彙乳房解剖圖

... 抗雌激素( antiestrogen):阻斷雌激素對腫瘤作用的藥物(如tamoxifen)。抗雌激素
用來治療依靠雌激素生長的乳癌。另請參見「荷爾蒙治療」、「選擇性雌 ...

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@healthpromotions/documents/document/acsq-021013.pdf

Hormone therapy for breast cancer

... Tamoxifen and toremifene (Fareston ® ): These anti-estrogen drugs work by
temporarily blocking estrogen receptors on breast cancer cells ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-treating-hormone-therapy

Understanding Hormone Therapy

... Anti-estrogen drugs, such as tamoxifen, temporarily block these receptors,
and as a result, the cancer may not grow or spread. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/understanding-hormone-therapy