Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer: How It Works, Treatment Options, and Side Effects
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Hormone therapy for prostate cancer lowers testosterone levels or blocks the hormone from reaching cancer cells. This episode explains how treatment works, when it is recommended, and how specialists manage common side effects.
- How testosterone can fuel prostate cancer growth
- How LHRH agonists and antagonists lower testosterone
- How anti-androgen medications block hormone activity
- When hormone therapy is used for localized or advanced cancer
- Why it may be combined with radiation or chemotherapy
- Which short-term and long-term side effects may occur
- How specialists monitor treatment response and cancer progression
Learn how personalized hormone therapy can slow prostate cancer, support long-term disease control, and help patients make informed treatment decisions.
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