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- Letrozole (Femara) | Cancer information | Cancer Research UK
Letrozole (Femara) Letrozole is a type of hormone therapy drug It is also known as Femara It is a treatment for breast cancer Letrozole is pronounced let-roe-zole How does letrozole work? Letrozole lowers the levels of the female sex hormone oestrogen in the body Oestrogen stimulates some breast cancers to grow These breast cancers are called hormone sensitive or hormone receptor
- Hormone therapy for breast cancer - Cancer Research UK
Hormone therapy is a treatment for breast cancer It is also called endocrine therapy There are a number of different types of hormone therapy for breast cancer One of the most common types is tamoxifen
- A study looking at palbociclib, letrozole, trastuzumab and tucatinib . . .
This study is looking at palbociclib, letrozole, trastuzumab and tucatinib before surgery for post menopausal women with a newly diagnosed breast cancer
- A trial looking at letrozole after hormone therapy for early breast . . .
Letrozole (Femara) is type of hormone therapy called an aromatase inhibitor When this trial was done, it was common to have hormone therapy such as tamoxifen for 5 years after surgery And research had shown that having letrozole for another 5 years, after the first 5 years of hormone therapy, may further reduce the risk of the cancer coming back
- A study looking at why some breast cancers respond better than others . . .
This study looked at blood and tissue samples to understand more about why letrozole and anastrozole helped some people with breast cancer more than others
- Femara (letrozole) cd 3-7 vs 5-9 - Glow Community
Femara (letrozole) cd 3-7 vs 5-9 Hi everyone!!I'm new to glow and very excited to have a community of women that are ttc with me Here is a bit of history In…
- Targeted and immunotherapy drugs for breast cancer
Targeted cancer drugs work by targeting the differences in cancer cells that help them to grow and survive Immunotherapy uses our immune system to fight cancer Find out about having targeted drugs and immunotherapy for breast cancer
- Hormone therapy for women - Cancer Research UK
Hormone therapy after the menopause Some post menopausal women with breast cancer take aromatase inhibitors instead of tamoxifen Examples of aromatase inhibitors include anastrozole (Arimidex) or letrozole (Femara) These medicines also lower levels of oestrogen, which can reduce sexual desire Aromatase inhibitors may have side effects such as fatigue and depression These can also affect
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