Your doctor may pair immunotherapy with other cancer therapies for your best outcome. Hormone therapy destroys or limits the growth of cancer cells in your body by decreasing or blocking certain hormones. You may need artificial hormones or removal of a hormone-producing organ before or after surgery if you have breast cancer or prostate cancer. Skip to main content. Search form Search. Drug Treatments for Cancer Drug treatments for cancer work throughout your body, not just on the area affected by cancer.
Your cancer treatment plan may use one or more of the following drug therapies: Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Hormone therapy Count on your Ballad Health cancer care team to answer questions about your treatment and help you manage side effects. Chemotherapy Chemotherapy slows or stops fast-growing cancer cells by delivering medicine to your body through a vein intravenous IV infusion , pill or injection shot.
What to Expect During Chemotherapy Depending on the Ballad Health location where you get care, you may receive chemotherapy infusions in a private room or open infusion area that offers: Reclining chairs with heat and massage Blankets Reading materials Personal TVs with earphone connections Free Wi-Fi Feel free to invite an adult support person to come with you.
More information: A R Ferreira et al, Differential impact of endocrine therapy and chemotherapy on quality of life of breast cancer survivors: a prospective patient-reported outcomes analysis, Annals of Oncology DOI: This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission.
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Ovarian suppression may involve surgery , drugs or radiation therapy. The surgical procedure, called an oophorectomy, removes the ovaries to stop them from producing estrogen, while drugs prescribed for this purpose include gonadotropin releasing hormone GnRH analog and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone LHRH analog.
Risks: Ovarian suppression may cause bone loss, mood swings, depression and loss of libido, along with hot flashes, night sweats, and vaginal dryness or atrophy.
It may also be recommended if cancer remains or returns after surgery or radiation therapy, or to shrink the cancer before radiation therapy. It can also be given before radiation therapy to shrink the cancer and make other treatments more effective. Other types of hormone therapy for prostate cancer include:. These drugs sometimes cause an initial increase in male sex hormones, which may be dangerous.
This means that a tumor may still have access to the hormones it needs to grow. Drugs are available that block androgen made by cells outside of the testicles. An anti-androgen is also sometimes prescribed for a few weeks when an LHRH agonist is first started to prevent a possible flare.
Risks: Side effects may include diarrhea , fatigue, rash and worsening hot flashes. Dizziness and seizures are more severe, but less common, side effects. Cancer of the uterus or its lining, the endometrium, may respond to hormone therapy with progestins. Other types of hormone therapy for endometrial cancer include:. Risks: Side effects are similar to those seen with hormone treatment for other types of cancer.
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