Endocrine Therapy at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Endocrine Therapy? Treatment that adds, blocks, or removes hormones. For certain conditions (such as diabetes or menopause), hormones are given to adjust low hormone levels. To slow or stop the growth of certain cancers (such as prostate and breast cancer), synthetic hormon

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