What it is: Your pathology report after lumpectomy or mastectomy may say your cancer is Estrogen Positive, meaning that estrogen may have helped your cancer cells grow. To help prevent that from happening in the future, you will be prescribed a drug that either blocks the estrogen from attaching to cells or suppresses estrogen in the body.
How hormone therapy is administered:
Possible temporary side-effects:
Special considerations: Talk to your doctor about whether the benefits of the treatment outweigh the possibility of more serious side-effects from some of the drugs used.
How you can cope: Because you may experience all or some of the side effects, talk to your doctor about ways to treat them. For example, you can avoid hot drinks, wine and spicy foods that may trigger hot flashes. You can ask for a prescription cream for vaginal dryness.
Routine follow-up :
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