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`Hormone therapy for prostate cancer is
`treatment to stop the male hormone
`testosterone from reaching prostate cancer
`cells in your body. Hormone therapy for
`prostate cancer is also known as androgen
`deprivation therapy.
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`Most prostate cancer cells rely on testosterone
`to help them grow. Hormone therapy cuts off
`the supply of testosterone or stops testosterone
`from reaching the cancer cells, causing cancer
`cells to die or to grow more slowly.
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`Prostate cancer
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`Hormone therapy for prostate cancer may involve medications or possibly
`surgery to remove the testicles.
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