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Neoadjuvant therapy refers to the administration of therapeutic agents prior to the main treatment. e.g. neo adjuvant hormone therapy prior to radical radiotherapy for adenocarcinoma of the prostate. The aim is to reduce the size or extent of the cancer before employing radical treatment intervention, thus making procedures easier and more likely to be successful, and reducing the consequences of a more extensive treatment technique that would have to be done if the tumor wasn't reduced in size or extent.

TCH is a chemo coctail of Taxotere/Carboplatin/Herceptin

Armomatase is the enzyme that turns androgens into estrogens in our body fat. Armomatase inhibitors stop this ... arimidex, femera etc. These are taken by post menopausal women ...