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The other name for hormonal therapy is "anti-estrogen therapy." The goal of therapy is to starve the breast cancer cells of the hormone they thrive on.
http://www.breastcancer.org
This page tells you about hormone therapy for primary breast cancer.
http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk
If the tumor is receptor positive, hormonal therapy may lower the risk that cancer will recur in breast tissue or other parts of the body.
http://www.usnews.com