How are estrogen receptors related to breast cancer treatment?
How are estrogen receptors related to breast cancer treatment?
There are two genes that encode for two different estrogen receptors, alpha and beta. Oncology professor Robert Clarke, PhD, DSc, explains how estrogen receptors can affect a woman's breast cancer treatment.
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