{"id":124,"date":"2022-10-17T17:20:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T22:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/beatingbreastcancer\/?p=124"},"modified":"2026-01-28T12:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:01:09","slug":"endocrine-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/beatingbreastcancer\/endocrine-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Endocrine Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Endocrine Therapy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reed   Endocrine Therapy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xTa8qJ8-uXg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elizabeth Reed, MD, Medical Oncologist &amp; Professor, Division of Oncology &amp; Hematology <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;<strong>Who benefits from Endocrine Therapy (ET)?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patients with invasive or non-invasive (DCIS), estrogen and\/or progesterone positive, breast cancer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both pre -and post-menopausal women<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;<strong>If I had surgery and\/or chemotherapy, do I still need ET?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you would still benefit from ET. It decreases the risk of a new breast cancer in remaining breast tissue and decreases the recurrence of breast cancer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Family history or genetic predisposition to breast cancer may warrant use of ET as a preventative measure.<\/strong> For more information on hereditary risk and breast cancer, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/beatingbreastcancer\/hereditary-breast-cancer\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/beatingbreastcancer\/hereditary-breast-cancer\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;<strong>Exercise and active lifestyle may reduce the side effects of ET.<\/strong> For more information on fitness and breast cancer, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/beatingbreastcancer\/fitness-and-breast-cancer\/.\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/beatingbreastcancer\/fitness-and-breast-cancer\/.\">HERE<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"panel feature-block\">\n\t<div class=\"panel__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panel__main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"feature feature--flexible \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel__side panel__side--left panel__side--alt panel__side--top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel__shape panel__shape--overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel__shape panel__shape--red\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/beatingbreastcancer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/national-cancer-institute-NFvdKIhxYlU-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"doctor typing at a computer\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/beatingbreastcancer\/feedback\" target=\"_top\">Your feedback is appreciated. 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