Progesterone receptor positive
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| Progesterone receptor positive | |
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| Term | Progesterone receptor positive |
| Short definition | Progesterone receptor positive - (pronounced) (proh-JES-teh-rone reh-SEP-ter PAH-zih-tiv) Describes cells that have a protein that binds to the hormone progesterone. Cancer cells that are progesterone receptor positive may need progesterone to grow. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Progesterone receptor positive - (pronounced) (proh-JES-teh-rone reh-SEP-ter PAH-zih-tiv) Describes cells that have a protein that binds to the hormone progesterone. Cancer cells that are progesterone receptor positive may need progesterone to grow. These cells can stop growing or die if they are treated with substances that block progesterone from binding and acting. Also called PR positive
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