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External radiotherapy of thyroid cancer [PDF]
, 2001 Differentiated thyroid cancer comprises papillary, mixed papillary-follicular and follicular adenocarcinomas. They are mostly hormone-sensitive and respond to thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression. The standard treatment is total thyroidectomy. I-
Dühmke, Eckhart, Pollinger, B.
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Breast Cancer Series: Hormone Therapy
EDIS, 2011 Women who are at high risk of getting breast cancer and women who have had breast cancer may be prescribed daily oral medications to block the estrogen receptor site or decrease the production of estrogen. This 2-page fact sheet describes various hormone
Karen C. Daily, Martha C. Monroe
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Menopausal hormone therapy and venous thromboembolism
Menopause Review, 2014 Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is the most effective method of treating vasomotor symptoms and other climacteric symptoms related to estrogen deficiency in peri- and postmenopausal period.
Małgorzata Bińkowska
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Reimann's "Habitual Hyperthermia" Responding to Hormone Therapy. [PDF]
, 2016 A 25-year-old woman presented with fever of unknown origin, exhibiting malaise and low-grade fevers in evenings. These fevers exhibited a pattern of starting mid-menstrual cycle with resolution around the onset of menses, matching a pattern of "habitual ...
Currier, Judith S, Yang, Otto O
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Hormonal Therapy and Chemoprevention
The Breast Journal, 2000 Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can increase the quality as well as the length of life, but a prolonged use can also increase the risk of breast cancer. The combination of HRT and a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) such as tamoxifen may retain the benefits while reducing the risks of either agent.
Andrea Decensi +9 more
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Hormone Therapy Reduces Bone Resorption but not Bone Formation in Postmenopausal Athletes [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION: Independently, hormone therapy and exercise have well-established protective effects on bone parameters. The combined effects of hormone therapy and exercise, however, are less clear.
Antonopillai, Juliana +8 more
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Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology, 2014 Objectives: The recurrence of breast cancer during adjuvant hormone therapy is often targeted by second-line hormone therapy. However, there has been a lack of prior success with such treatments. We retrospectively investigated the efficacy of subsequent
Ryutaro Mori, Yasuko Nagao
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Increase in circulating levels of cardiac natriuretic peptides after hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women [PDF]
, 2001 The mechanisms that mediate the cardioprotective action of steroid hormones in postmenopausal women are poorly understood. To study the inter-relationship between female steroid hormones and cardiac natriuretic peptides, plasma levels of atrial ...
A. Clerico +3 more
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Hormonal Therapies and Osteoporosis [PDF]
ILAR Journal, 2004 Osteoporosis, now defined as a disease characterized by low bone mass and a microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to enhanced bone fragility and fracture risk, is a major public health problem. Classic hormonal therapies to prevent and treat osteoporosis associated with menopause have recently been questioned due to the risk/benefit ...
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