Hormone-sensitive cancer

A hormone-sensitive cancer, or hormone-dependent cancer, is a type of cancer that is dependent on a hormone for growth and/or survival. Examples include breast cancer, which is dependent on estrogens like estradiol, and prostate cancer, which is dependent on androgens like testosterone.

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Conditions

Benign tumors	Hyperplasia Cyst Pseudocyst Hamartoma

Malignant progression	Dysplasia Carcinoma in situ Cancer Metastasis Primary tumor Sentinel lymph node

Topography	Head/Neck (Oral, Nasopharyngeal) Digestive system Respiratory system Bone Skin Blood Urogenital Nervous system Endocrine system

Histology	Carcinoma Sarcoma Blastoma Papilloma Adenoma

Other	Precancerous condition Paraneoplastic syndrome

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