Delivery of a medication through the skin by patch, gel or cream. Transdermal estrogen is preferred over oral because of the risk for blood clots. OR means absorbed into the blood stream through the inner layer of skin that is called the dermis.
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Glossary
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Transdermal
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Breast cancer
A form of cancer arising in the epithelial or ductal cells of the breast.
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