Glossary Term:

Title

anti-estrogen

Phonetic

<b>an</b>-tee-<b>ES</b>-tro-jen or <b>an</b>-tie-<b>ES</b>-tro-jen

Description

Something (for example, the drug tamoxifen) that blocks cells from making estrogen. Anti-estrogens are used to treat breast cancers that depend on estrogen for growth and are being studied for use in treating other types of cancers. An anti-estrogen is a type of hormone antagonist. Also called estrogen blocker.