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Breast Cancer Glossary of Medical Terms

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Zoladex: Generic name, goserelin acetate. Drug used to treat metastatic breast and prostate cancers. Zoladex works by blocking estrogen from breast cancer cells (and blocking testosterone in men), thereby starving these cells.

Updated: August 2006

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