Estrogen used to treat postmenopausal cancer, progestin used with cancer of the kidney, androgens used to treat breast cancer, and tamoxifen used in metastatic breast cancer in women are all examples of the use of ______________ to treat cancer.

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These drugs are all examples of hormone therapy, which is a type of treatment for hormone-sensitive cancers. Hormones can be used to block the effects of certain hormones that promote the growth of cancer cells or to replace hormones that the body is no longer producing after menopause. Antimetabolites are a type of chemotherapy drug, lymphokines are a type of immune system regulator, and antibiotic antitumor drugs are a type of targeted therapy.

Estrogen Used to Treat Postmenopausal Cancer, Progestin Used with Cancer