Hormone Therapy for Cancer Patients


  

    Hormones are one of the most vital parts of our genetic makeup and when something goes wrong with one of the many that we have in our bodies it can cause serious issues. They help to regulate your body's processes, like hunger, blood pressure, and sex drive. While they are important and we need them to be able to function, scientists have also found that some cancers are "fueled" by hormones and may depend on them to grow. This is where hormone therapy comes into play. Not to be mistaken with hormone replacement therapy, regular hormone therapy is used to help block hormones and their actions. There are three ways that you can use hormones to help stop the growth of your cancer and they are, to block the hormones from acting. This happens by blocking the receptor of your cells with another compound so that the hormone is not able to connect and activate the cell. Another is to prevent the body from producing the hormone, this can be done with specific medications that help block the production of said hormone, or with surgery to remove the organ that produces that hormone. Lastly, you can eliminate the hormone receptors on cells or change their shape causing them to not be able to function correctly, and all of this is done with medication that is administered to your body rather than directly to the cancer so that your body starts to essentially "starve" the cancer of the nutrients it needs.

     At Wellspring Pharmacy we understand that importance of helping you live your life as comfortably and as happily as possible. We offer many services including treatments for various cancers. We are grateful to have the opportunity at our pharmacy to be able to give the customer what they need to recover from their ailment, or to make them more comfortable as they deal with their diagnosis. If you are interested in any of our other services click HERE. As a custom compounding pharmacy we are able to give our customers the medication that they need, and we are able to change the doses and possibly even the form of medicine out patients take. If you have a cancer diagnosis and are trying hormone therapy but still feel like your medication isn't perfect for you, call us (419) 756-2559, so that we can set up an in-depth consultation with you to discuss our options further. No patient should have to put up with medication that isn't helping, especially when we at Wellspring Pharmacy, are available to help you make it right.

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