hormone therapy
Description
Treatment that adds, blocks or removes
Hormone therapy is used to slow or stop the growth of cancer cells that depend on hormones to grow. Hormone therapies include using drugs, surgery or radiation therapy to change hormone levels.
Also called hormonal therapy, hormone treatment and endocrine therapy.
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