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Hormone therapy

Source: Childhood Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: Not stated in this source · Captured 2026-09-09.

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Context: Types of treatment for childhood thymoma and thymic carcinoma

Hormone therapy removes hormones or blocks their action, stopping cancer cells from growing. Hormones are substances that are made by glands in the body and flow through the bloodstream. Some hormones can cause certain cancers to grow. If tests show that the cancer cells have places where hormones can attach (receptors), drugs may be used to reduce the production of hormones or block them from working.

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Hormone therapy used for thymoma may include octreotide with or without prednisone.

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