hormone therapy

collocation in English

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hormone
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhɔː.məʊn/us
/ˈhɔːr.moʊn/
any of various chemicals made by living cells that influence the development, growth, sex, etc. of an animal and are carried around the body in ...
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therapy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθer.ə.pi/us
/ˈθer.ə.pi/
a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after ...
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The dissemination of malehormonetherapyalso needs further examination.
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The three other patients in 1971 and 1972 required steroidhormonetherapyfor endometriosis.
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The choice is between conservative management (active surveillance), radical treatment or earlyhormonetherapy.
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Relief of vasomotor symptoms only withhormonetherapywas observed.
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Aging and malnutrition: growthhormonetherapyshows promise.
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After surgery,hormonetherapyand/or chemotherapy could be given and could be followed by radiotherapy.
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Postmenopausal women not takinghormonetherapyare particularly targeted.
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Ashormonetherapycan cause significant side-effects, others prefer to delay treatment until the patient develops clinical signs of progression.
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A comparative study of single dosehormonetherapyas an adjuvant to gonadotropin treatment for ovulation induction.
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Four major treatments have been described for localized prostate cancer: radical prostatectomy, radiotherapy,hormonetherapy, and conservative management, which includes watchful observation and treatment of clinical symptoms.
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To assess zoledronate efficacy (combined withhormonetherapyor chemotherapy) to delay bone metastasis symptoms in breast cancer patients with at least one single bone disease location.
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Advanced or metastatic disease tends to be treated withhormonetherapyalong with other palliative treatments.
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Hormonetherapyis the main treatment but the best time to start treatment remains controversial.
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Fatigue in patients with prostate cancer receivinghormonetherapy.
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The economic aspects of malehormonetherapyshould be reconsidered fully during a time when social insurance reimbursements are being seriously rethought.
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This has been shown for prenatal ultrasound (30), electronic fetal monitors (3;19), predictive genetic and other screening (27),hormonetherapy(17), and mammography (7), among others.
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The available treatment options for men diagnosed with early prostate cancers are as follows: active monitoring; surgery;hormonetherapyand radiotherapy including brachytherapy.
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Another principal source of interest has centred on the development ofhormonetherapy, particularly in the last three decades.
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Postmenopausal women not onhormonetherapyare particularly targeted.
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Age at the start ofhormonetherapyand surgery were obtained from medical files.
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