estrogen receptor negative

Definition / meaning of estrogen receptor negative

Describes cells that do not have a protein to which the hormone estrogen will bind. Cancer cells that are estrogen receptor negative do not need estrogen to grow, and usually do not stop growing when treated with hormones that block estrogen from binding. Also called ER-.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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