Breast Cancer
 
Anti-Estrogen Therapy  

What is anti-estrogen therapy?

Anti-estrogen therapy is a type of hormone therapy used to change the way hormones in the body help cancers grow. Methods of anti-estrogen therapy include:

  • Drugs, such as Tamoxifen, that change the way estrogen works

  • Surgical removal of estrogen-producing organs, the ovaries



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