BREAST CANCER DRUGS

BREAST CANCER DRUGS

Various Breast Cancer Drugs are introduced to treat Breast Cancer effectively, which is one of the major threat to women population and every year death rate is increasing . Prevention is the only way to eradicate this disease . Now many diagnostic methods are available in the hospitals and regular check-up is required to prevent this cancer .

Breast Cancer Drugs are classified into various groups :

1-SERMs are Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators e.g Tamoxifen .

2-Aromatase Inhibitors prevents estrogen production e.g. Exemestane , Letrozole .

3-Biologic Response Modifiers prevents protien synthesis in the cells e.g. Trastuzumab .
4-Miscellaneous agents such as Goserelin , Fulvestrant reduces the cell growth preventing estrogen synthesis .

All the Breast Cancer Drugs mentioned above mentioned has to be used after the diagnisis and with oncologists advice because of their serious toxic side effects .