Hormone-sensitive breast cancer is the most common type of breast cancer.
A hormone receptor test can be performed to help determine if cancer cells are sensitive to hormones, and if hormones in the body are helping cancer cells to grow.
It can also be used to treat glands by blocking them from producing hormones—this may include removing a hormone-producing gland.
The type of treatment used is based on many individual factors such as the size of the tumor and the patient’s age.
Oncologist Dr. Merry Tetef discusses the causes, symptoms and treatments for hormone-sensitive breast cancers, including hormone blocking medication.
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Hormonal Therapy for Breast Cancer
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After growing up in Los Angeles, I spent 8 years in school on the east coast. I received my undergraduate education at Princeton University, after which I attended Harvard Medical School. Upon my subsequent return to Los Angeles, I completed my internship and residency in internal medicine at UCLA. My medical oncology fellowship and my hematology and bone marrow transplantation fellowship were at the City of Hope National Medical Center, where I remained as a staff physician in the Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research until 1999. While at City of Hope, and now continuing as a faculty member at UCLA as an Associate Clinical Professor, I actively participate in patient care and clinical research. I have authored or co-authored numerous publications and have participated in many clinical studies.
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Merry Tetef, MD
The field of oncology blends my commitment to the physical, emotional and social well-being of my patients with my interest in the science of medicine. I work closely with each patient to jointly decide the best course of treatment for that individual.After growing up in Los Angeles, I spent 8 years in school on the east coast. I received my undergraduate education at Princeton University, after which I attended Harvard Medical School. Upon my subsequent return to Los Angeles, I completed my internship and residency in internal medicine at UCLA. My medical oncology fellowship and my hematology and bone marrow transplantation fellowship were at the City of Hope National Medical Center, where I remained as a staff physician in the Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research until 1999. While at City of Hope, and now continuing as a faculty member at UCLA as an Associate Clinical Professor, I actively participate in patient care and clinical research. I have authored or co-authored numerous publications and have participated in many clinical studies.
Learn more about Merry L. Tetef, MD
Learn more about Saddleback Memorial Medical Center