Hormone therapy is the use of drugs, such as progesterone, that prevent cancer cells from getting or using the hormones they may need to grow. Hormone treatment is a systemic therapy. The drugs, which are usually taken by mouth, enter the bloodstream, travel through the body, and control cancer cells outside the uterus. Women who are unable to have surgery are sometimes treated with hormone therapy. Also, this form of treatment is often recommended for women who have metastatic or recurrent endometrial cancer.
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells.
Anticancer drugs may be taken by mouth or given by injection into a blood vessel or a muscle. Chemotherapy is being evaluated in treatment studies for patients with uterine cancer that has spread. Our James Care for Life Gynecologic Oncology Patient Education notebook has a special section for recording of symptoms, salutation and care diary, and a listing of questions for the physician. For ongoing clinical trials at the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, click here . Link to the Gynecologic Cancer Support Group .