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Remember, your hospital doctors, nurses, GP and other health professionals are here to help you. If you have any questions about your treatment, don't be afraid to ask.

You may also like to contact our Macmillan Cancer Information Centre for a wide range of information on cancer and related subjects.

Some UK organisations produce factsheets and booklets about individual hormone treatments. If you would like to read any of these now, you may find the web links below useful:

Anastrazole (Arimidex)
Cancerbackup factsheet.

Anastrazole (Arimidex)
Breast Cancer Care factsheet.

Bicalutamide (Casodex)
Cancerbackup factsheet.

Buserelin (Suprefact)
Cancerbackup factsheet.

Cyproterone acetate (Cyprostat)
Cancerbackup factsheet.

Exemestane (Aromasin)
Cancerbackup factsheet.

Exemestane (Aromasin)
Breast Cancer Care factsheet.

Flutamide (Drogenil)
Cancerbackup factsheet.

Goserelin (Zoladex)
Cancerbackup factsheet.

Goserelin (Zoladex)
Breast Cancer Care factsheet.

Letrozole (Femara)
Cancerbackup factsheet.

Leuprorelin acetate (Prostap SR)
Cancerbackup factsheet.

Medroxyprogesterone acetate (Provera, Farlutal)
Cancerbackup factsheet.

Megestrol acetate (Megace)
Cancerbackup factsheet.

Tamoxifen (Nolvadex)
Cancerbackup factsheet.

Tamoxifen
Breast Cancer Care factsheet.

Tamoxifen
Tenovus booklet.

Toremifene (Fareston)

Cancerbackup factsheet.

Triptorelin (Decapeptyl SR)
Cancerbackup factsheet.

If you would prefer to order printed copies of any of these leaflets, please contact Cancerbackup, Breast Cancer Care or Tenovus direct.

Cancerbackup has a page of 'questions and answers' about hormone therapy which you might find useful - click here.

There is more information about breast cancer and prostate cancer in the cancer types section of this website.




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