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Hormone therapy, also called androgen deprivation therapy or androgen suppression therapy, reduces androgen levels to prevent these hormones from reaching prostate cancer cells.
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If the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level shows that the prostate cancer has not been cured after an initial attempt, further treatment may be an option.
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Treating Prostate Cancer
If you've been diagnosed with prostate cancer, your cancer care team will discuss your
treatment options with you. It's important to weigh the benefits of each treatment option
against the possible risks and side effects.
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Many medicines or combination of medicines are available to help prevent vomiting. Learn about different options here.
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Hormone therapy is another type of systemic therapy.
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Hormone therapy is another form of systemic therapy that can be used to treat breast cancer in men. Learn more here.
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Some types of cancer grow in response to sex hormones in the body, so hormone therapy may sometimes help. Learn more here.
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Get definitions for commonly used cancer-related terms from the American Cancer Society.
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Get definitions for commonly used cancer-related terms from the American Cancer Society.
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Some types of breast cancer are affected by hormones in the blood. Hormone therapy uses drugs that block estrogen in certain types of breast cancer.