Description
Arimidex® is used to lower estrogen levels and is particularly helpful in treating breast cancer in postmenopausal women, either in the early stages of the disease or after it has spread to other parts of the body.
High estrogen levels in the body – either caused by toxins, environmental factors or aging – are believed to contribute towards the formation of cancers in both men and women, in particular prostate cancer, cervical cancer and breast cancer.
Arimidex® contains Anastrozole, which is a hormonal treatment that helps fight cancer by lowering the levels of certain estrogens. This is particularly important in patients with early breast cancer because the tumour cells use estrogen to grow.
Arimidex® uses a process called aromatase inhibition to lower estrogen levels. Post menopause, a woman’s ovaries stop producing estrogen and her adrenal gland takes over, converting androgens into estrogens.
This conversion is called aromatization and it relies on the action of the enzyme aromatase. Arimidex® works to prevent aromatization by binding to the aromatase.
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