Hormone receptor-positive (i.e., estrogen [ER] and/or progesterone [PR] receptor-positive) breast cancers comprise the most common types of breast cancer, accounting for 75% of all cases. This makes endocrine therapy the standardized treatment for patients with ER+/PR+ breast cancer. Drugs that block estrogen receptors or that lower estrogen levels are the mainstay of treatment. This evidence concerns the gene PGR and breast cancer.