What is Zoladex?
Zoladex is a drug used to treat breast cancer. It is a man-made (synthetic) version of a natural hormone that controls how the ovaries work. Who might be offered Zoladex? Zoladex is used to treat cancer that starts in the breast and does not spread (primary breast cancer) in pre-menopausal women. It is given in addition to surgery and other treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and tamoxifen. It is suitable for women who have breast cancers that are sensitive to oestrogen (oestrogen receptor positive tumours). Your cancer can be tested to see if the cells contain oestrogen receptors. This will help to find out which women are likely to benefit from Zoladex. Zoladex may also be used to treat pre-menopausal women with breast cancer that has spread to another part of the body (secondary breast cancer). In this case it may be prescribed either alone or, more commonly, with other types of drugs. Clinical trials are currently testing whether giving Zoladex before and during chemother
