雌激素、孕激素、雄激素和催乳激素作用的靶器官为乳腺、子宫和前列腺。这些靶器官生长的肿瘤常与特定激素的刺激有关,而改变机体的激素内环境,又能使上述靶器官生长的肿瘤获得消退。六十年代以来,相继在正常靶器官和由靶器官发生的癌组织内发现了激素的特殊受体。这些受体承担着对激素的特异吸 Estrogen, progesterone, androgen and prolactin target organ for the breast, uterus and prostate. The growth of these target organs often associated with the stimulation of specific hormones, and to change the body’s hormonal environment, but also enable the growth of the target organ tumor was subsided. Since the 1960s, special receptors for hormones have been found in normal and normal organs. These receptors bear the specific absorption of hormones