title: Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer in Men.
abstract: Breast cancer in men is rare, but its incidence is increasing, in keeping with the aging population. The majority of breast cancers in men are estrogen receptor positive. There is a paucity of clinical trials to inform practice, and much has been extrapolated from breast cancer in women. Hormone therapy represents the mainstay of adjuvant and palliative therapy but may have contraindications or poor tolerability. We review the evidence for choice of hormone therapy in both the adjuvant and palliative setting in breast cancer in men.
authors.affiliation: Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK.
authors.forename: Muhammad Habibullah
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Royal Shrewsbury Hospital NHS Trust, Shropshire, UK.
authors.forename: Rozenn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Allerton
authors.affiliation: Royal Shrewsbury Hospital NHS Trust, Shropshire, UK. Electronic address: l.pettit@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pettit
mesh_terms: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
keywords: Breast cancer; Hormone therapy; Male