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estrogen receptor positive Oncology Breast CA cells with a receptor to which estrogens can attach; this is associated with an improved prognosis as the CA usually responds to antiestrogen therapy that blocks the receptors. See Estrogen
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Three new oncology tests for classifying metastatic cancer and identifying patients with estrogen receptor positive (ER-positive) breast cancer are now available. Cyclin D1 expression and patient outcome after tamoxifen therapy in estrogen receptor positive metastatic breast cancer. Toremifene is a triphenylethylene derivative of tamoxifen and is indicated for the treatment of breast cancer in postmenopausal women with tumors that are estrogen receptor positive or of unknown receptor status. |
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