Estrogen receptor test
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| Estrogen receptor test | |
|---|---|
| Term | Estrogen receptor test |
| Short definition | estrogen receptor test (ES-truh-jin reh-SEP-ter test) A laboratory test to find out whether cancer cells have estrogen receptors (proteins to which estrogen binds). If the cells have estrogen receptors, they may need estrogen to grow and this may affect how the cancer is treated |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
estrogen receptor test - (pronounced) (ES-truh-jin reh-SEP-ter test) A laboratory test to find out whether cancer cells have estrogen receptors (proteins to which estrogen binds). If the cells have estrogen receptors, they may need estrogen to grow and this may affect how the cancer is treated
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