[Treatment of breast cancer based on its specific biological behavior].
Breast cancer is one of the types of malignant tumor which have hormonal dependency and anti-tumor treatments utilizing this characteristic are widely performed. ER-positive breast cancer responds well to ablative surgery or administration of anti-estrogenic compounds. In contrast, high-dose administration of estrogen is also effective in postmenopausal patients. Inflammatory breast cancer is a rapidly growing and spreading type of tumor and for these types of cancers preoperative chemo-endocrine therapy is effective. However, the prognosis of cases with liver metastases is not good and therapeutic methods for such patients should be investigated.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000032:analysis; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D013629:Tamoxifen