Exemestane (Aromasin) Exemestane is a type of hormone therapy drug. It is also known as Aromasin. It is a treatment for breast cancer after you have had the menopause (post …

Sex hormones, heart problems and diabetes in women. Some cancer treatments lower the amount of sex hormones in the body.

exemestane (Aromasin) You are most likely to have anastrozole or letrozole for 5 years. Or you might have one of these drugs for 2 years followed by tamoxifen for 3 years. If you can't have …

exemestane (Aromasin) letrozole (Femara) Luteinising hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists or LH blockers. A gland in the brain called the pituitary gland produces luteinising …

Medicinal mushrooms in cancer treatment. Mushrooms are often talked about as a treatment for cancer. There is currently not enough evidence to say that any type of mushroom can prevent …

Hormone therapy after the menopause. Some post menopausal women with breast cancer take aromatase inhibitors instead of tamoxifen.

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If this happens, the anastrozole may stop working and the cancer can start to grow again. Doctors weren’t sure what the best treatment was when this happens, but they could prescribe a …

Chemotherapy is the main treatment for AML and it uses anti cancer drugs to destroy cancer cells. Find out about the different types of chemotherapy you might have.