Hormone therapy

A study by Oxford University has found that aromatase inhibitors are better than tamoxifen at reducing the risk of breast cancer recurrence in both younger and older women.

Adding abiraterone to standard hormone therapy improves survival for men with high-risk prostate cancer, according to findings presented at the ESMO conference.

Adults in England with advanced hormone-sensitive prostate cancer that’s spread to other parts of the body will now have a new treatment option.

Hormone treatment enzalutamide will now be offered as an alternative combined treatment option for some adults with prostate cancer on the NHS in England.

A hormone therapy has been rejected for some adults with newly-diagnosed, advanced prostate cancer.

A hormone therapy has been approved for NHS use in Scotland for some people with newly diagnosed, advanced prostate cancer for the first time.  

Combining a targeted drug with hormone therapy extended the lives of pre-menopausal women with advanced breast cancer in a clinical trial.

Using a test that measures gene activity could help to tailor treatment for some women with early stage breast cancer, new research suggests.

A new drug combo has been made available to some patients with advanced breast cancer on the NHS in England.

The prostate cancer drug abiraterone has been provisionally rejected as a first-line treatment on the NHS in England.