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Is Progesterone The Right Medicine For Breast Cancer?

I have recently had a cancerous lump removed from my breast, stage one, grade three, clear margins and lymph node. They are testing the tumor to see how it will respond to treatment, they will know better if they should recommend chemo. I would like to avoid chemo, but would you know if the body can fully recover after going through chemotherapy? I would have to have 4 rounds, one week apart, IV,, and how long would recovery be. I would also have to do 20 days of radiation after the chemo. The cancer was progesterone fed. I was taking progesterone daily, but have stopped. I also do not want to take their hormone stopping drug which has the side effects of stroke. Do you think I could refuse it & be ok? I would also like to continue taking testosterone, but it has been brought to my attention that it is a master hormone helping the body to make other hormones. Should I continue to take testosterone? What is your advice on how to nutritionally support my body through this treatment time?
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There are several types of hormone therapy, which use different ways to keep estrogen from helping the cancer grow. Most types of hormone therapy for breast cancer either lower estrogen levels or stop estrogen from acting on breast cancer cells.

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Is Progesterone The Right Medicine For Breast Cancer?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. There are several types of hormone therapy, which use different ways to keep estrogen from helping the cancer grow. Most types of hormone therapy for breast cancer either lower estrogen levels or stop estrogen from acting on breast cancer cells. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.