Hormone therapy for cancer may be associated with hot flashes in some patients.

Certain cancers, such as some subtypes of breast and prostate cancer, are dependent on sex hormones for growth. Reducing the level and activity of sex hormones is one strategy used to treat them. This is achieved through surgical removal of the ovaries or testes, or more commonly through the administration of certain drugs. By depriving cancers of sex hormones, these drugs act as antihormones, but this treatment is nonetheless called hormone therapy.

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激素治疗相关潮热及其管理

在某些患者中，激素治疗可能与潮热有关。

某些癌症，例如乳腺癌和前列腺癌的某些亚型，依赖于性激素的生长。降低性激素的水平和活性是治疗性激素的一种策略。这可以通过手术切除卵巢或睾丸来实现，或更常见的是通过施用某些药物来实现。通过剥夺癌症中的性激素，这些药物起着抗激素的作用，但是这种治疗仍被称为激素疗法。