Estrogen used to treat postmenopausal cancer, progestin used with cancer of the kidney, androgens used to treat breast cancer, and tamoxifen used in metastatic breast cancer in women are all examples of the use of ________ to treat cancer.
A. hormones
B. lymphokines
C. antibiotic antitumor drugs
D. antimetabolites
Answer: A
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