PR+

PR+
Progesterone receptor positive. Describes cells that have a protein to which the hormone progesterone will bind. Cancer cells that are PR+ need progesterone to grow and will usually stop growing when treated with hormones that block progesterone from binding. Also called progesterone receptor positive.

English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.

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