Hormone therapy for prostate cancer

Androgen deprivation therapy; ADT; Androgen suppression therapy; Combined androgen blockade; Orchiectomy - prostate cancer; Castration - prostate cancer

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer uses surgery or drugs to lower the levels of male sex hormones in a man's body. This helps slow the growth of prostate cancer.

Male reproductive anatomy

The male reproductive structures include the penis, the scrotum, the testes, the epididymis, the seminal vesicles, and the prostate.

Male Hormones and Prostate Cancer

When is Hormone Therapy Used?

Drugs That Lower Androgen Levels

Drugs That Block Androgen

Drugs That Stop the Body From Making Androgens

When Hormone Therapy Stops Working

Side Effects

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