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Breast Cancer Symptoms and Screening Options in Hong Kong

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Reviewed by Dr. Pang Man Wah Selina
Drugs & Food Related to Breast cancer
Drugs
Food
Drugs
Food
Anastrozole
Used for: Cancer hormone therapy, Treatment of breast cancer
Chinese name:
阿那曲唑
Arimidex
Used for: Cancer hormone therapy, Treatment of breast cancer
Chinese name:
瑞寧得
Aromasin
Used for: Cancer hormone therapy, Treatment of breast cancer
Chinese name:
愛乳善
Cisplatin
Used for: Cytotoxic chemotherapy, Treatment of bladder cancer, Treatment of breast cancer, Treatment of ovarian cancer, Treatment of testicular cancer
Chinese name:
順鉑
Docetaxel
Used for: Cytotoxic chemotherapy, Treatment of breast cancer, Treatment of gastric cancer, Treatment of lung cancer, Treatment of oesophageal cancer
Chinese name:
多烯紫杉醇
Doxorubicin
Used for: Cytotoxic chemotherapy, Treatment of bladder cancer, Treatment of breast cancer, Treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma, Treatment of leukaemia, Treatment of lung cancer, Treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Treatment of ovarian cancer, Treatment of soft tissue sarcoma
Chinese name:
阿黴素
Everolimus
Used for: Prophylaxis of organ transplant rejections, Targeted cancer therapy, Treatment of breast cancer, Tuberous sclerosis complex-associated partial-onset seizures
Chinese name:
依維莫司
Evista
Used for: Osteoporosis, Prophylaxis of breast cancer in postmenopause
Chinese name:
優雅健
Exemestane
Used for: Cancer hormone therapy, Treatment of breast cancer
Chinese name:
諾曼癌素
Fluorouracil
Used for: Actinic keratoses, Treatment of breast cancer, Treatment of gastric cancer, Treatment of colorectal cancer, Treatment of pancreatic cancer
Chinese name:
氟尿嘧啶
Letrozole
Used for: Cancer hormone therapy, Treatment of breast cancer
Chinese name:
來曲唑
Leuprorelin
Used for: Cancer hormone therapy, Endometriosis, Precocious puberty, Treatment of breast cancer, Treatment of prostate cancer, Uterine fibroids
Chinese name:
亮丙瑞林
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Used for: Abnormal uterine bleeding, Amenorrhoea, Contraception, Endometriosis, Treatment of breast cancer, Treatment of endometrial carcinoma, Treatment of kidney cancer
Chinese name:
醋酸甲羥孕酮
Megestrol
Used for: Cancer hormone therapy, Endometrial hyperplasia, Treatment of breast cancer
Chinese name:
甲地孕酮
Paclitaxel
Used for: Cytotoxic chemotherapy, Treatment of breast cancer, Treatment of lung cancer, Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Treatment of ovarian cancer, Treatment of pancreatic cancer
Chinese name:
紫杉醇
Pembrolizumab
Used for: Targeted cancer therapy, Treatment of breast cancer, Treatment of cervical cancer, Treatment of endometrial carcinoma, Treatment of gastric cancer, Treatment of head and neck cancer, Treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma, Treatment of liver cancer, Treatment of kidney cancer, Treatment of melanoma, Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Treatment of oesophageal cancer, Treatment of urothelial carcinoma, Treatment of skin cancer
Chinese name:
匹博利組單抗
Raloxifene
Used for: Osteoporosis, Prophylaxis of breast cancer in postmenopause
Chinese name:
雷洛昔芬
Tamoxifen
Used for: Cancer hormone therapy, Female infertility, Gynaecomastia, Prevention of breast cancer, Treatment of breast cancer
Chinese name:
他莫昔芬
Taxotere
Used for: Cytotoxic chemotherapy, Treatment of breast cancer, Treatment of gastric cancer, Treatment of lung cancer, Treatment of oesophageal cancer
Chinese name:
剋癌易
Triptorelin
Used for: Cancer hormone therapy, Endometriosis, Precocious puberty, Treatment of breast cancer, Treatment of prostate cancer, Uterine fibroids
Chinese name:
曲普瑞林
What is Anastrozole for?

Anastrozole belongs to a class of medications called aromatase inhibitors. It works by blocking the synthesis of oestrogen hormone in the body and inhibits the growth of malignant tumours. Therefore, it is used to treat hormone-related breast cancer in postmenopausal women.

Brands in Hong Kong
Arimidex
Available dosage
  • 1mg (Tablets)
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The content above is informative only and not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. It should not be relied upon for specific medical advice.

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Tse Yiu Cheong Adrian Clinic
1705A, 26 Nathan Road
2323 0339
East Tsim Sha Tsui Exit L1
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AMO ONCOLOGY CENTRE
Suite 1311-1312, 13/F, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, 5 Canton Road
2788 2128
East Tsim Sha Tsui Exit L5
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Hong Kong Adventist Hospital
40 Stubbs Road
3651 8888
Related to Cancer & Tumor
B
Bladder cancer
Bone metastasis
Brain cancer
C
Cancer
Cancer hormone therapy
Carcinoid syndrome
Cervical cancer
Chemotherapy
Colorectal cancer
E
Endometrial Cancer
G
Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
H
Head and neck cancer
K
Kidney cancer
M
Malignant pleural mesothelioma
Melanoma
Multiple myeloma
L
Leukaemia
Liver cancer
Lung cancer
Lymphoma
N
Nasopharyngeal Cancer
O
Oesophageal cancer
Ovarian cancer
P
Pancreatic cancer
Prostate cancer
S
Skin cancer
Soft tissue sarcoma
Stomach / Gastric cancer
Superficial basal cell carcinoma
T
Targeted cancer therapy
Testicular cancer
Thyroid cancer
U
Urothelial carcinoma
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