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Megestrol
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Megestrol is a man-made Reference progestin Opens New Window similar to the hormone Reference progesterone Opens New Window. Experts do not completely understand how megestrol works. But most believe that it interferes with receptors that help Reference breast cancer Opens New Window grow and spread.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: August 11, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Douglas A. Stewart, MD - Medical Oncology |
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