Overview of HR+ Breast Cancer Treatment

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With Kevin Kalinsky, MD, the Oncology Brothers discuss hormone receptor–positive (HR+) breast cancer treatment, which targets HR+ tumors using hormone therapy (eg, tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitors), chemotherapy, targeted therapy (eg, CDK4/6 inhibitors), or sometimes surgery or radiation, depending on cancer stage and risk factors.

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