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| 4/20/2012 | Hi, I am wondering what is/are the main advantage/s in following a long hormonal therapy rather than going for an ovariectomy or inactivation by radiations when no pregnancy is desired after the cure. Thanks and Best regards, | ||
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| 4/21/2012 | Hormonal therapy, either tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor, with ER positve breast cancer, is the standard of care, to decrease risk of recurrence, and development new primary of ER positive breast cancer. Removal of ovaries, or supression of ovarian function is helpful, but women continue to produce estrogen (the adrenal glands for example) after. So a woman could have surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, ovaries removed, and it would still be standard of care to receive hormonal therapy. Hope this helps and best wishes! | ||
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