Also called endocrine therapy. A test to measure the amount of certain proteins, called hormone receptors, in cancer tissue. Hormones can attach to these proteins. A high level of hormone receptors may mean that hormones help the cancer grow. Chemicals produced by glands in the body and circulated in the bloodstream.
Hormones control the actions of certain cells or organs.
The inability to produce children. A type of breast cancer in which the breast looks red and swollen, and feels warm. The redness and warmth occur because the cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin. Also called infiltrating cancer. A portion of an organ such as the liver, lung, breast, or brain.