The hormone receptor status of a cancer can help determine the best course of treatment. For example, cancers that are hormone receptor-positive (estrogen receptor-positive or progesterone receptor-positive) are often responsive to hormone therapies that can block or lower hormone levels in the body. These therapies can slow down or stop the growth of the cancer. On the other hand, hormone receptor-negative cancers do not respond to these treatments and may require other approaches such as chemotherapy.
