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hormone

– a chemical substance released into the body by the endocrine glands such as the thyroid, adrenal, or ovaries. Hormones travel through the bloodstream and set in motion various body functions. Testosterone and estrogen are examples of male and female hormones. See also adrenal gland, endocrine glands, hormone therapy, ovary, thyroid.

Hormone (androgen deprivation) therapy for prostate cancer

... "hormone refractory" prostate cancer: These terms are sometimes used to
describe prostate cancers that are no longer responding to hormones, ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/detailedguide/prostate-cancer-treating-hormone-therapy

Steroids and hormones

... Talk with your doctor about what to expect from the hormones you will be ... are
short lived and will get better after the steroid or hormone treatment is ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/physicalsideeffects/dealingwithsymptomsathome/caring-for-the-patient-with-cancer-at-home-steroids-and-hormones

Hormone therapy for breast cancer

... Other ways to control hormones: Androgens (male hormones) may rarely be
considered after other hormone treatments for advanced breast cancer ...

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

Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Cancer Risk

... may also hear it described as hormone replacement therapy (HRT),
postmenopausal hormone therapy (PHT), or postmenopausal hormones (PMH ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/medicaltreatments/menopausal-hormone-replacement-therapy-and-cancer-risk

Evolution of cancer treatments: Hormone therapy

... aromatase inhibitors, LHRH [luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone] analogs
and ... Research to better understand how hormones influence cancer ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerbasics/thehistoryofcancer/the-history-of-cancer-cancer-treatment-hormone-therapy

Erections, desire, and hormone therapy

... Manhood does not depend on hormones but on a lifetime of being male.
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer may decrease a man's desire for sex ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/physicalsideeffects/sexualsideeffectsinmen/sexualityfortheman/sexuality-for-men-with-cancer-erections-desire-and-hormone-therapy

Thyroid hormone therapy

... Learn About Cancer » Thyroid Cancer » Detailed Guide » Thyroid hormone
therapy. Share this Page. Close. ... Thyroid hormone therapy. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/thyroidcancer/detailedguide/thyroid-cancer-treating-thyroid-hormone-therapy

Sex and hormone therapy

... Hormone therapy may be used to treat cancers of the breast and the lining
of the uterus. This treatment starves the cancer cells of the hormones ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/physicalsideeffects/sexualsideeffectsinwomen/sexualityforthewoman/sexuality-for-women-with-cancer-hormone-therapy

Thyroid hormone treatment

... Learn About Cancer » Thyroid Cancer » Overview Guide » Thyroid hormone
treatment. Share this Page. Close. ... Thyroid hormone treatment. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/thyroidcancer/overviewguide/thyroid-cancer-overview-treating-thyroid-hormone-therapy

Hormone therapy for breast cancer

... Androgens (male hormones) may be used after other hormone
treatments for advanced breast cancer have been tried. ...

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