New Frontiers in Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer

http://www.beetmedicine.tv/2009/05/new-frontiers-in-hormone-therapy-for-breast-cancer.html Hormone therapy is a standard treatment for both early-stage and metastatic breast cancer. New studies show that extending the duration of treatment in post-menopausal women beyond the standard five years may reduce cancer recurrence and improve survival. In this video, Dr. Hope Rugo discusses a promising new class of hormone treatments—Aromatase inhibitors—and how they may benefit patients when used either alone or in combination with the widely used breast cancer drug Tamoxifen. Interviewee: Hope S. Rugo, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine; Director, Breast Oncology Clinical Trials Program, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center