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Hormone Therapy

What are hormone therapies?

Hormones are natural substances made by glands in our bodies. They are carried around our body in our bloodstream and act as messengers between one part of our body and another. Hormones are responsible for many functions in our body, including the growth and activity of certain cells and organs.

Hormone therapy is commonly used in treatments for cancer that use or block hormones. Some cancers use hormones to grow or develop. This means the cancer is hormone sensitive or hormone dependent.

Hormone therapy for cancer uses medicines to block or lower the amount of hormones in the body to stop or slow down the growth of cancer.

Hormone therapy stops hormones being made or prevents hormones from making cancer cells grow and divide. It does not work for all cancers.

Your Consultant will go the side effects of hormone therapies with you and provide advice on how best to cope with them. Potential side effects can include fatigue, hair loss, migraines and bowel problems.

We offer hormone therapy treatment for patients with the following cancers:

The choice to see who you want, when you want

We believe that our patients should have the choice the see the consultant they want to, and we will make sure we fit our specialist care around you.

Treatments are delivered by our experienced and dedicated multidisciplinary team in our peaceful, private and state-of-the-art facilities.

Whatever you choose, our expert team will support and guide you through your course of treatment, ensuring that you are fully informed about every aspect of your care. Find out more about the care we provide at CCL and our values here.

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If you have any questions about hormone therapy or would like to book an appointment with one of our specialists, complete this form online or call 020 8247 3351.

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Cancer Centre London

Parkside Hospital