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    Glossary Breast Cancer Treatment

    involves medical strategies like surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation

    Breast Cancer Treatment, also known as Breast Cancer Therapy or Breast Cancer Management, encompasses a range of medical strategies used to combat breast cancer. These treatments can include surgery to remove tumors, chemotherapy to kill cancer cells, radiation therapy to target specific areas, hormone therapy to block cancer growth, and targeted therapy to attack specific cancer cell mechanisms. The choice of treatment depends on the type, stage, and characteristics of the cancer, as well as the patient's overall health and preferences.

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    1. Bicalutamide Nonsteroidal anti-androgen, originally a prostate cancer drug
    2. Estradiol Estrogen hormone, prescribed in tablet, patch and gel forms
    3. Mesotherapy Injections of drug or vitamin mixtures into the scalp
    4. Cyproterone a synthetic anti-androgen and weak progestogen that inhibits DHT binding to androgen receptor
    5. Finasteride Popular 5-alpha reductase inhibitor that lowers DHT, taken as a pill or used topically