Megace (megestrol acetate) is a drug with two separate uses for breast cancer patients. It is both a hormonal treatment for advanced breast cancer and an appetite stimulant for cancer patients who are losing weight. It comes in tablet form and is taken orally.
Hormone Treatment
You may remember from your pathology report that your tumor was checked for hormone receptors. The ER status indicates whether the tumor has estrogen receptors, and the PR status shows whether it has...
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Brand name: Megace Chemical name: Megestrol Class: Progestin hormonal therapy. There are no other progestins used to treat breast cancer. How it... Read more »
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A number of new effective hormonal therapies have recently become available. These treatments help stop the hormone estrogen from fueling the growth... Read more »
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Breastcancer.org has created this guide to help you quickly get information about the many medicines used to treat or lower the risk of breast... Read more »
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Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue that lines the inside of the uterus (called the endometrium or endometrial lining) is found growing... Read more »
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You should begin chemotherapy if your cancer: is growing in spite of various hormonal therapies or immune therapy is hormone-receptor-negative is... Read more »
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